The College Dropout

College Dropout Causes Since the 1980s, America has seen an increase in college enrollment and “According to the U.S. Department of Education, only 20 percent of young people who begin their higher education at two-year institutions graduate within three years” (DuPont 4). But each decade dropout rates have increased as well. More students are getting involved in obtaining their degree but just a part of those students that started going to college get to finish. This problem has become a national concern. Strategies and plans for helping students obtain their degree had been implanted. Different colleges and professors have done studies and surveys of students, in order to find out why they decide to leave college aside. There can be a variety of causes that lead a student to decide to leave college, some causes for dropping out of college include: financial problems, feeling that their career choice is wrong or starting an unplanned family.…

1.) Some interesting facts I learned about Kanye West are that was a college dropout, Kanye dropped out because he wished to pursue his music career. This greatly disappointed his mother who was a professor at the college Kanye attended. This action inspired Kanye’s first album to be called “College Dropout”. Kanye also studied abroad in China when her mother and him travelled to China so she could discover new cultures and ideas and also because his mom had a temporary job at a university…

College Drop Outs The experience of switching from high school to a college campus can be very overwhelming for many students in today’s society. A big question amongst many adults is why are some of these students deciding to drop out of college in their first few years? Moving to a four year college right away, instead of attending a community college, partying, feeling like no extra guidance is available, and employment issues all play a role in this. For some students, just the mere…

33% of US students enrolled in college dropped out that year. Every year since then, the percent of drop outs keep rising. There are so many factors that play into the dropout of a college student. Some students simply have financial struggles and academic issues. While others have trouble balancing the amount of distractions in college. There are three major causes for young Americans to be dropping out of college. To start off, many college students drop out of school because of financial…

The North Carolina Board of Education is reporting high college dropout rates across the state. North Carolina will now be among one the few states added to the Estimated 54% dropout rate. As taxes slowly rise with little chances of dramatic increase, The U.S. Department of Education predicts the rates across the United States to remain steady for a while then slowly decline. There are three main causes for high dropout rates in college, first of them being lack of money left over from high…

students in CUNY community colleges, completing an Associate Degree (AA) within 6 years was only 27 percent (OIRA, 2015). Further, an estimated 51 percent of CUNY community colleges completely eventually dropout out of a CUNY community college AA program (Cited in DeAvila, 20111). This has significant micro and macro consequences. Micro Costs From a micro perspective, students – especially low income students lacking financial resources –that fail to graduate from college are less likely to…

A college education is undeniably worth the expense because there are better paying jobs, students will gain more knowledge in a variety of fields, and many college dropouts are encouraged to go back to school. (FINISH INTRODUCTION) Going to college is worth the expense because there are better paying jobs. Many college graduates who do finish college end up with a higher paying job rather than people who do not. Individuals without a high school diploma or even with a high school diploma earn…

in all areas of the country, are attending college and reaping its benefits. Naturally, the work industry has grown to accommodate for this, with many jobs requiring employees to have a college degree. Those who receive a higher education experience a myriad of benefits over those who only have a high school diploma. Benefits such as higher annual income, better job security, better job opportunities, as well as other personal benefits gained from the experience. In light of these benefits,…

Graduating high school and entering college is a monumental step coming from a family where no one has ever been to college. Financial aid was one of the assets I would use to help pay for my first semester of college. It seemed like an easy process until I actually went through it. Getting the runaround from a financial aid office advisors, almost getting dropped from all my classes, and holds were put on my account. It was really a bunch of bullshit and I almost said fuck school. The…

“One of the most damaging messages of educational romanticism has been that everyone should go to college.” – Charles Murray. Growing up neither of my parents graduated college, while it was a struggle to make their way into the job market due to the recession, they were able to do it. While my mother eventually went back to college, my father was able to find a job that didn’t require a college degree but was able to support a family of five. Nearly everyone knows someone who didn’t graduate…