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thranx on 15 January 2013
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dsgrue3 said:
thranx said:
dsgrue3 said:
thranx said:
many people drop out of college due to monetary, time, or personal problems. But if you show up for class you will pass college and graduate. This table does not say why they did not graduate or why they left.

LOL, okay, we're done here. Thanks for playing!


my original point was that just because you have a degree does not mean you posses the knowledge that that degree says as standards have been lowered, and people will pass classes just for showing up. The link you provided had info for graduation in 5 years or less. most people i know take longer than that to complete their schooling. So for any one who took longer than 5 years would not be counted. So how would that adjust the figures, why did they choose 5 years instead of 7?

1. Standards have not been lowered.

2. You do not pass classes "just for showing up"

3. The link provided (if you had read it over thoroughly) explicitly stated verbatim "Four-Year Public Colleges — graduation in  5 years or less". In other words, Bachelors Degree, which is typically a four year one.

4. I have no idea why they stopped at 5 years. If you haven't completed your 4 year degree in 5 years you probably never will.

Yes if you attend full time and do not take any incorrect classes. Most people I know fail to do that and take 5-7 years for their bachelors due to working while going to school, or taking a class that does not appply well to their major. I could not find any info of the actual average time it takes someone to graduate with a bachelors, but most articles metion that it can be done in four, but also may take up to 5-7 years. So with out that kind of data it is hard to say. If colleges only passed those with the knowledge and skills they needed for their majors business would have no need to further vet their prospective employees. Which from what i have heard and seen is not the case. I would be interested in seeing what % take longer. I found info on what i mean though.

 

http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=40

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/the-rise-of-the-five-year-four-year-degree/