It depends on the institution, but at open enrollment universities and community colleges it can be really alarming.
Some majors like womans studies, psychology, and communications.... Pretty worthless majors.
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I agree, but that's a different issue. At time of admission, schools have a very good idea of a student's odds of completing a degree. They wildly mislead low probability students about those odds and then encourage them to take on as much financial aid as possible.
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I remember starting my major with 93 students, was down to 29 by the time we graduated.
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That’s pretty much the norm
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Well, maybe for my major. I dont know how many of them ended up dropping out. I know some transferred majors.
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It’s been a while since I checked these numbers, but only a little over 1/3 of students graduate.
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I didnt think it was that low. Imagine the 2/3 that are saddled with debt and no degree.