Few Sacramento State students able to graduate in four years
This is today’s reality at California State University, Sacramento: Classes are so packed and hard to come by that students have little chance of graduating within the traditional four years. Just 8 percent of first-time, degree-seeking Sacramento State students who started classes in 2007 graduated in 2011, the lowest four-year graduation rate in a decade, according to data from the college… Sacramento State’s four-year graduation rate has long been low, but it was improving before the school, in response to state funding cuts, became stingy about class offerings. Sacramento State has seen a $58 million reduction in state funding over the past five years… The trend greatly affects the finances of students and their parents. Each year at Sacramento State costs about $24,000 for students living on campus, according to university estimates. Lost wages during an extra year in school can range from $20,000 to $50,000, depending on a student’s career path.
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by Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese, The Sacramento Bee.