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Completion Matters: The High Cost of Low Community College Graduation Rates. Education Outlook. No. 2
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Schneider, Mark; Yin, Lu Michelle – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2012
An ever-increasing number of individuals are turning to community college for their higher education. However, the majority of students entering community college fail to complete their degrees, and as a result, earn lower wages throughout the course of their lives. If community college retention rates were increased, graduates could become part…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, School Holding Power, Student Costs