Bloated curricula, remediation roadblocks, and students' meandering path through college are contributing to a completion crisis that is costing students and their parents billions of extra dollars a year, according to a report released on Monday by Complete College America.
The report, "Four-Year Myth," will be the centerpiece of discussions on Monday and Tuesday here at the annual meeting of the nonprofit group’s Alliance of States. Participants include college administrators, policy makers, and legislators from 35 states whose governors and higher-education leaders have pledged to make completion a top priority and tofollow strategies outlined by Complete College America, the group says. Those include tying a portion of states' higher-education allocations to graduation and retention rates, eliminating most stand-alone remedial courses, and streamlining degree requirements.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Long-Paths-to/150295