> Fortunately, I attended a college (Caltech) that as institute policy did not take attendance and no part of the grade was based on attendance. One pushback I

> Fortunately, I attended a college (Caltech) that as institute policy did not take attendance and no part of the grade was based on attendance. One pushback I've heard from administators on this idea is that it's really hard to answer certain Federal aid questions when the student drops out, like 'when did they last attend class?' if you don't take attendance. And the student Visa programs apparently require attestations about both attending and passing classes.