The Surprising Truth About Why Today’s College Students Aren’t Graduating

Posted by on October 17, 2011

Time Is the Enemy: The Surprising Truth About Why Today’s College Students Aren’t Graduating…And What Needs to Change

The longer college students stay in school, the less likely they are to earn a degree or certificate, a new report from Complete College America finds.

The report found that part-time students rarely graduate, even when they are given twice as long to complete a certificate or degree. The report also found that 25 percent of students at public colleges attend full-time and live on campus, while 75 percent juggle jobs, school, and commuting to class.

http://www.completecollege.org/docs/Time_Is_the_Enemy.pdf


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