Students
aren’t graduating…
What can we do?
Making the choice to attend college isn’t something done lightly. There’s the research, campus visits, applications and cost. So it may be a surprise to find out that nearly 1 in 3 students won’t make it to graduation.
The Challenge
Statistics show that a large number of college students aren’t graduating
and many drop out the first year.
31.3% of students currently in four-year programs will not make it to their sophomore year
40% of students currently in community college will not make it to their sophomore year
While there are individual reasons why students don’t complete their education, there is a common theme – lack of “college readiness”. Beyond the rigor of a college education, there are several reasons why students may drop out: being the first in their family to enroll in postsecondary education, being a single parent while attending school, and working more than 20 hours per week while in school. Research also suggests that a student with few or poor academic and career goals are at risk of not completing college.
So, what can parents and education professionals do about it?
Some high schools offer college and career readiness programs and some colleges offer a first year experience / student success course in the first or second semester to help prepare students for college. These courses should cover developing academic and intellectual competence, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, developing identity, deciding on career and lifestyle, maintaining personal health and wellness, and developing an integrated philosophy on life.
The Solution: COLLEGE READINESS
Research shows that students who understand the areas below have a greater chance of successfully completing their education.
Developing academic intellectual competence
Establishing & maintaining interpersonal relationships
Developing identity
Deciding on career & lifestyle
Maintaining personal health & wellness
Developing an integrated philosophy on life
College and Career Readiness Edition
If an in-depth college and career readiness program is not available at your child’s high school, or if a student wants to get ahead of their peers, award-winning CollegeScope® can be purchased from Amazon as a textbook or from Human eSources as an online digital, interactive book. CollegeScope has 9 chapters designed to engage readers, and includes AchieveWorks® personal assessments designed to help build self-awareness, find strengths, discover strategies to build skills and talents, and see career recommendations.
Best College & Career Readiness Solution
Purchase the book
CollegeScope is available with online assessments from Amazon ($50).
Purchase the online program
To purchase the online version of CollegeScope ($50) register for a new account using the access key FCB8MC8
