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The Diploma Dilemma
DID YOU KNOW?• 30% of college and university students drop out after their first year…• About 50% never graduate…• Today's U.S. college dropouts are more likely to be men…• 57% of all graduates are women…• The success rate of students taking traditional brick and mortar classes versus online classes are similar in colleges nationwide…• If four-year college attendees who dropped out had begun their postsecondary careers at a two-year college, they'd have had a significantly higher completion success rate…• the number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions is approximately 21 million…• The percentage of full-time students at four-year institutions who complete a bachelor's degree in four years is only 37.9%, and the completion rate after six years is only 58.3%…• Associate's degree holders earn about 15 to 24% more income over their lifetimes as opposed to high school only graduates…• In 2010, associate's degree holders earned an average of two dollars per hour higher than those who had dropped out of college…
OVERALL STUDENT DROPOUT FACTORSMoney Problems• Overwhelming Loan Debt• Need Full-Time Job• Unexpected Expenses• No Parental Financial Support
Stress of Life• Illnesses• Family Issues• Failed Relationships• Rigors of Everyday Life
Trying To Do Too Much• More Classes Than Can Be Handled• Too Many Extra-curricular Activities• Working Full-Time and School Full-Time
Realizing You've Chosen The Wrong Career Path• Change in Academic Interest• Boredom with Current Path
Poor Preparation• Not Doing Your Pre-College "Homework"• Underestimating Workload• Shoddy Organizational Skills• Classes Were Too Difficult
Taking an Extended Break• Study Habits Broken• Just Never Returns
ONLINE/DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT DROPOUT FACTORS• Lack of Discipline• Lack of Self-Motivation• Working Alone• Self-Paced with No Concrete Deadlines• Poorly Constructed Online Courses• Unresponsive/Non-Titillating Professors
HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED• Organize Work Papers• Sleep Well• Reward Yourself• Keep Lists of Goals and Keep Them• Stay Healthy• Become Inspired – Change Scenery, Take Walks• Don't Procrastinate• Get a Study Buddy• Create a Steady Routine• Think Positive
FAST FACTS• The younger you are when you begin college actually increases your chances of retention…• Being a full-time student increases your chances of graduation…• About ⅔ of all college students graduate with student loan debts…• Most student loan debt is held by families with a net worth of $8,500 or less…
GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT!• Allow part-time students to qualify for more financial aid assistance…• Offer more weekend and evening courses…• Cut the costs of tuition, fees and textbooks…• Provide childcare…• 60% of students said they would not attend a college if it does not offer free wifi…• Offer AMENITIES!!…• Invest in teaching professors HOW to teach in an online environment…
