How Come No One is Talking About Pathetic College Graduation Rates?

Collge graduates representing college graduation rates

College graduates representing college graduation ratesIf college graduation rates were high school graduation rates, every politician, pundit, and policy wonk would be in the mainstream media talking about the crisis of college dropouts and devising ways to tie faculty evaluation to student graduation. Not that such an approach is necessarily the answer. After all, given the situation with high school graduation rates, I’m not sure that we would actually come up with any solutions but, boy, we sure would be talking about it.

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50-50 Profile: College of Saint Elizabeth

ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesCollege of Saint Elizabeth-Private Morristown, New Jersey 1,687 (1,079 undergraduates) DIY CR Ref: Does College Size Matter? 2012, 2013 50-50 Facts College Navigator 2012-13 Accepted: 53% 4 Year Graduation Rate: 50% 5 Year Graduation Rate: 55% DIY CR Ref: What’s Wrong with Looking at Graduation Rates? Finances 2012-13 Total Expenses: $45,539 Average Net Price … Read more

50-50 Highlights: Michigan Tech, University of Kansas, and Seton Hall University

Michigan TechStudents in the College of Business and Economic at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) can participate in a Silicon Valley Experience. All first-year engineering students take the same discovery-based learning core classes. Engineering students can start research projects as early as their freshman year through the Research Scholars Program.

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50-50 Highlights: Ohio University, Montclair State University, and University of Evansville

Ohio UniversityOhio University has an Honors Tutorial Colleges and is the only degree-granting college in the United States incorporating all of the features of the traditional tutorial system. Aviation students benefit from the university-owned and managed airport.

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50-50 Highlights: University of Vermont, Ramapo College, and Whitman College

University of VermontThe School of Business Administration at the University of Vermont offers Signature Experience Courses in finance, market research, and product development. The school hosts the Global Family Enterprise Case Competition which is open to undergraduate students. Students in the School of Environment and Natural Resources have the opportunity to complete service-learning courses with a variety of community partners.

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