College graduation rates by full or part-time status

[Beliavsky]

<p>[A</a> Closer Look at College Completion Rates for Full-Time Students
by Catherine Rampell
February 28, 2013
New York Times](<a href=“http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/a-closer-look-at-college-completion-rates-for-full-time-students/]A”>A Closer Look at College Completion Rates for Full-Time Students - The New York Times)</p>

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For full-time students who originally enrolled at a four-year public institution — in other words, a school whose curriculum is designed for graduation within four years — one in five did not graduate within six years. For their counterparts at private four-year schools, about one in seven didn’t graduate within six years.</p>

<p>The record at two-year schools is much worse.

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<p>For full-time students starting at private non-profit and public schools, the 6-year graduation rates are 85% and 81%. The overall college graduation rates I have seen have usually been in the 50-60% range.</p>

[Pizzagirl]

<p>I don’t think you should do anything in life unless it’s 100% guaranteed that everyone else who has followed that same path has guaranteed success. For example, if you want to run a 5K, and only 25% of people who set out to run a 5K ever run one, you shouldn’t even try. I think that’s a excellent guiding life principle. Thank you, Beliavsky.</p>

[aquamarinesea]

<p>Thanks for posting.</p>

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There are a lot of reasons that students are not finishing their programs on time, if they ever do. Academic struggles, debt and family responsibilities all play roles.

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<p>Unfortunately, I didn’t find much of any substance is this short article.</p>