How to Escape the Community-College Trap

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2. For a lot of kids, not nearly that simple.

They require structure that they didn't get from "society" when they were in high school. Notice: 2.5 years to finish a 2-year degree in a system that was "fast-paced" with a "heavy courseload."

Gotta fill in gaps in knowledge, gotta fill in gaps in behavior and training in self-discipline, study skills, and a whole lot more.


As an aside, notice the graduation rates. A lot of those drop-outs take out student loans. The real disgrace isn't the private school system, which is small, expensive, and has a high average failure to complete a program. The real disgrace is the community college system, which for decades in many paces has accepted 20% graduation rates from a two-year program or 4, 5, 6 years or longer to finish a 2-year degree.