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Quote from OP "Barely half of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree students graduate within six years; for part-time or community college students, that sha
by keithpeter 11y ago
Quote from OP
"Barely half of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree students graduate within six years; for part-time or community college students, that share is even lower."
Observation from UK: that just would not fly here. Including mature/part time students.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y agoI have a vague memory of being told by someone that the US system is slightly different, because it includes a year or two of what we'd consider A Level content in the UK. So you get more people panicking in the first year or two when they find they can't hack the basics. Or they just don't care, because daddy's trust fund awaits. Tangentially, the subject with the worst drop out rate in the UK is CS, at around 11%. It's also the subject with the worst employment prospects. That could be because it's hard, but it could also be because the pay here can be terrible compared to the US.
- keithpeter 11y agoOr possibly because the jobs are going to eastern Europe/India. Some very clever and effective people out there and, you know, the Internet. But seriously, 50% drop out? We should export OFSTED. That'll sort them (I work as a teacher).