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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. What the others have said.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 12:12 AM

Apr 2019

I've been aware of six year graduation rates being reported for some decades now.

I do think full time students taking only 12 hours is a huge factor. When I first started college in 1965 the typical full time student took 16-18 hours.

I don't know if students are really working more than they used to, but that may well be the case, and if so it's going to be a huge factor in taking longer to graduate, if those students are working more than 20 hours a week.

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The curious math of college graduation rates [View all] Zorro Apr 2019 OP

Nothing curious except the writer unc70 Apr 2019 #1

I was surprised in the '90s to see 5-year graduation rates being reported. Igel Apr 2019 #2

My engineering program in the 80s exboyfil Apr 2019 #6

Faced with high costs, crowding and confusion, college students struggle to earn a degree in 4 years Zorro Apr 2019 #3

The 4, 5, and 6-year rates were reported in the past unc70 Apr 2019 #4

What the others have said. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #5

Many colleges have four year guarantees exboyfil Apr 2019 #7

There are a lot of reasons why students do not graduate in four years. yellowcanine Apr 2019 #8