The problem is as basic as a butter shortage. Essential classes are in critically short supply as the state’s economic crisis lumbers on. Last year, 137,000 students couldn’t get into at least one class they needed, including first-year English and math. And many who are entitled to financial aid never apply for it because there aren’t enough counselors to help them navigate the complex process. The result is a dropout rate of 60 percent among students who expect to transfer to a four-year university or earn a vocational certificate, according to a 2010 study by the Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy in Sacramento.

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by Nanette Asimov, The San Francisco Chronicle.

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