Would college be better without general ed's?

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<p>You are all obsessed with the wrong myth.</p>

<p>Lots of Americans start college - few finish. The percentage of college graduates in most European countries at least is very similar to the US. Focus appears to drastically reduce the drop out rate.</p>

<p>UK - 49% (and remember that 85% of these will graduate within 4 years, making the percentage of graduates about the same as the US)
<a href=“University entry levels reach 49% - BBC News”>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22280939&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is an old article but has a good comparison in the figure at the end.</p>

<p><a href=“How about 80% going to university? - BBC News”>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11438140&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;