"California has an extensive JC system, if they are not ready for a four year college, let them go there."
That's what I was thinking.
Also, those who attend junior colleges and transfer tend to fare better than those who attend four-year institutions the whole time.
Reason for this is JC students tend to be there for one reason- to get their degree. Four-year kids aren't nearly as focused.
At our county community college, outside DC, about 25% of the students have to take remedial math and English. It's not that these students aren't ready for college. It's that they really weren't ready to graduate from high school. The 60% of the students who do graduate have 7th grade math and 9th grade reading skills. Having these guys go to a JC doesn't solve any problem, but it is cheaper to patch them up at our CC than a more expensive 4-year school.
That disrupts the grievance industry's plan, as follows:
Unqualified student goes to JC, flunks out after two semesters, no one has heard of the JC, no benefit to the unqualified, no cash contributions to the grievance industry.
Unqualified student goes to CSU, flunks out after two semesters, puts "Attended CSU" on his resume, gets hired by state government as if he were a graduate, makes cash contributions from his salary to the grievance industry.
It's all about the image - acceptance is equivalent to graduation.