Study finds low graduation rates among part-time college students

Among the report’s key findings: There is a new majority on U.S. college campuses, with 75% of students balancing jobs and schools and commuting to class. Only one-quarter of students attend full-time, live on campus and have few work obligations, [and] Part-time students rarely graduate: Only one-quarter of them complete a degree, even when taking twice as long as the traditional four years.

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by Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.

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