> 1/2 students quit after the first year. 1/2 those left over never complete. For what reasons though? I am advocating a more community college model, smaller

> 1/2 students quit after the first year. 1/2 those left over never complete. For what reasons though? I am advocating a more community college model, smaller introductory class sizes, with a faster paced, but shorter term curriculums, that don't hurt as much if any one particular course is failed. A more targeted model than "grade level". Traditional universities have a high attrition rate not just due to course work, there is a huge cultural shift, a complete loss of one's traditional support network, a lack of structure that used to be imposed by parents, and many new opportunities for distraction. I'm not proposing we add any of that to high school! :)