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Community College Dropouts Costing Billions

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Recent studies have shown that community colleges have large amounts of students who drop out, which costs billions of federal and state dollars. Many students drop out midway during their studies and never attain their degrees, and whatever portion of their education is financed comes from financial aid. Ultimately, federal, state, and taxpayer money is going to waste.

Several solutions have been offered by the American Institute of Research to ameliorate the situation. For instance, colleges need to focus on ensuring that first-year students enroll for the following year. The majority of colleges have widened and lowered their admission standards, yet nothing is being done to retain first-year students. Another solution is regarding college funding. Colleges should be funded and budgeted according to their performance rate, meaning that retention and graduation rates should be correlated with federal and state funding for the college.

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