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"Change is uncomfortable for everyone."

Nationwide, 30-35% of college freshmen drop out of school every year.

In Washington State, there is a small college called Heritage University that specifically caters to Latino and Native American students (combined 63% of student body). Despite gearing the atmosphere and curriculum to these students, only 17% of all students graduate within seven years of enrolling.

There is a small college called Heritage University that specifically caters to Latino and Native American students (combined 63% of student body). Despite gearing the atmosphere and curriculum to these students, only 17% of all students graduate within seven years of enrolling.

I went to an engineering college and started with a freshman class of over 600. I graduated with a BSME in a class of 12. The student body was very diverse because the entrance requirements were very relaxed and did not include an entrance exam. This favored foreign students as they would normally have to leave their home country to travel to Wisconsin on a two week visa, take the exam, return home and wait for results, then apply for a student visa if they passed, then return for four years of college. I had classes with students from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, various African countries, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, and most of the US states.

I should point out that the incoming 600 students were spread out over BSME, BSEE, & 12 AAS (2yr) programs covering many mechanical & electrical specialties. We went through what was called a concentric curriculum, all programs (2 & 4yr) shared the same program and credit load. The entering 600 were cut by 80% in the first six months. I graduated with 11 other new mechanical engineers, there were graduates in the electrical engineering and twelve associate in applied science degrees.

Regards,
GtG

PS My heaviest load was 24 credits plus 7 credits in night school. I graduated on the Dean's List w/ a GPA of 3.298/4.000, I did not work a "day job".