Why students leave college
Posted on Thursday December 10th 2009
New report by the Gates Foundation identifies why young students leave college before completion of degree. From report summary: “Among students in four-year schools, 45 percent work more than 20 hours a week. Among those attending community colleges, 6 in 10 work more than 20 hours a week, and more than a quarter work more than 35 hours a week. Just 25 percent of students attend the sort of residential college we often envision. Twenty-three percent of college students have dependent children.”
