check it out:
“College dropouts tend to be male, and give reasons such as cost, not feeling prepared, and not being able to juggle family, school and jobs”
Add the fact they are not wanted to succeed in the new world order unless they are queer.
The article really doesn’t tell the whole story. Most of the schools mentioned are extension campuses - how many students transfer to to a school’s main campus, or to a better school, after a year or two? How many students are working full-time, and only take a course or two each semester? The schools in question may well be as horrible as their graduation rates make out, but more information is needed to make an informed judgement.
Four of the ten are in my neck of the woods. From firsthand knowledge, it’s the product being spit out of the local high schools as much as anything.
The Roach Motel - you can get in but you can’t get out.
An A to the professors who just didn’t just pass them along?
On the list....
Southern-NO, UDC, Tx Southern, Coppin St....are Black schools.....except for UDC....considered HBCUs....Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The Ohio based schools are low because Ohio has open enrollment for college....in other words....a HS diploma and a pulse gets you in. Most states do not have open enrollment at university level
I bet Oklahoma has the same rule...with 2 schools on the list
And perhaps a realization that unemployed parents, who are also underwater in their mortgages, can no longer provide an allowance and/or tuition assistance has also opened the eyes of erstwhile scholars.
Behold the great and powerful Obama Recovery!
The reason we rank so low among the 18 countries is that most of those other countries recognize that college isn’t for everyone. They also recognize the value of learning a skill or trade best learned in trade school. In Germany, for example, the kids who are best suited for college are taking college prep classes in high school, while the ones who will make fantastic welders are being introduced to their arc welders.
They get a much better and more balanced work force as a result.
There are some things in life that just aren’t for everyone.
Many who go to college have neither the academic preparation nor the desire to complete a degree. We need more vocational training for students who should not be in college. We need to make such training more acceptable in the eyes of the public. For example, publicizing the fact that AC repair makes more than a Barista at Star Bucks could be a good start. In Texas, CDLs are making $80,000 hauling petroleum/NG gas products. That sure beats the expected income of most psychology majors who end up making about $30,000 - $40,000/year if they can find a job.
How do they get an average 715 SAT???? I thought takers scored 200 points on each section for filling out their names. (ie. a 600 score to start with.)
Four in OH, two each in DC, LA, and OK! Hmm.
Graduation rates of 4% to 16%? That’s hard to believe no matter the circumstances. I wonder if some of the non-graduates calculated these statistics.
Too many kids going to college who don’t have the ability needed for a higher education.
Believe me, I’ve been teaching grad and undergrad classes sine 1992 - both at a university and at a community college.
Especially at the community college (open enrollment - you have a HS diploma or equivalency, you’re in), there are kids who shouldn’t be there. I have had kids who were functionally illiterate!!
One girl got 4 point out of 100 on her final. She answered two questions and neither one with a complete sentence, or at least a short phrase that made any sense or had words spelled close enough that I could figure out hat she meant!! But she came to every class. Did nothing but come to class and sit, but that got her a High School diploma, so I guess she figured it would work in college too.
One kid turned in a newsletter assignment, suppose to be two pages, columns, borders, that kind of thing (prove they learned how to use MS Word) - one page, one picture of some band and the words “Album of Yiaer.” Underneath the picture. That was the only assignment he did all semester.
The University is a bit better, but there are still kids who shouldn’t be there. Had one student this past semester in a network security class. Got a 43 out 100+ total points available for all work assigned during the semester. Once a week 3 hour class. Saw this student 4 times. Didn’t turn in a book report that was a term project worth 20 points. Didn’t participate with her group in an investigation project worth 10 points, got .6 (that is less than 1) out of 20 points for homework. I failed her. Two weeks after the semester was over I get an e-mail from the student. Is there anything she can do to raise her grade. She was suppose to graduate(!!!!), but didn’t because I failed her!!! I told her that she should have thought about her final grade during the semester - not two weeks after it was over!!
Coming from the front lines, I’m surprised that they have 20% that even graduate at all!