If I took all traditional age students who attended a 4-year college at any time (that includes folks who started in community colleges) and gave them 8.5 years to finish a bachelor's degree anywhere, 45% of Latinos, 52% of African-Americans, 65% of Asian-Americans, and 68% of white students finished the degree. And the evidence comes from their transcript records, which don't lie. Are these gaps significant? Yes! Can we do better? Yes! And is this a more honest story than what you reported? Yes!--and yes, again!
-Clifford Adelman,
Institute for Higher Education Policy
Washington, DC
“an alarming statistic”
This is an alarming statistic not only for clearly, African American and Hispanic students, but for the nation. Did anyone else notice that none of the student groups listed are graduating at a 50% rate or higher after 4 years?
-Terry Clay,
Arnold, MD
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