Yesterday my blog post dealt with many students having to leave college or university before graduating due to increased years of commitment from many institutions limiting class size and courses per semester. Then I read and article by John Thelin for Inside Higher Ed outlining the critical state of attrition at colleges/universities.
Most influential is the publication of Crossing the Finish Line, a study of completing college at America’s public universities, written by William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, and Michael S. McPherson. It’s reinforced by the June 2009 report, "Diplomas and Dropouts: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don’t)," by Frederick M. Hess, Mark Schneider, Kevin Carey, and Andrew P. Kelly of the American Enterprise Institute. The two studies rekindled concern about the percentage of undergraduates who fail to complete their bachelor degrees.
It would appear there is definitely a correlation between students leaving university prior to receiving their degree due to cost and time and the attrition rate.
As we as a nation compete with the global marketplace of highly educated and skilled workers, these issues will become even more paramount.
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