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- Census Finds Houston Lags in Education
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- Four Community Programs Receive Funding From Literacy Texas
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- National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
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- Senate Funding Update from ProLiteracy
- TALAE Recognizes Literacy Texas Board Member, Jon Engel, as Texas Adult Education Admin of the Year
- The First Lady’s Family Literacy Initiative for Texas - Grant Competition Announcement
- Time Is the Enemy: An In Depth Look at College Graduation Rates
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Time Is the Enemy: An In Depth Look at College Graduation Rates
Complete College of America has compiled data about the graduation rates of students from 33 states, including Texas. 10 million students are included in the overall study and the results are startling. Below, you will find information specific to the state of Texas. We encourage you to read the complete study and the implications suggested. You will find the links below.
Looking closer at Texas
Total public college enrollement: 1,131,425
49% of students attended part-time - juggling home life and work
59% of students pursued a two-year degree
41% of students pursued a four-year degree
Graduation rates are very low, especially if you are poor, part-time, African American, Hispanic, or older.
Full-time Students:
2.4% of students who are White earned an Associates Degree on-time
2.4% of students who are Hispanic earned an Associates Degree on-time
3.6% of students who are African American earned an Associates Degree on-time
31.3% of students who are White earned a Bachelor’s Degree on-time
15% of students who are Hispanic earned a Bachelor’s Degree on-time
11.7% of students who are African American earned a Bachelor’s Degree on-time
“Associate Degree graduation rates are abysmal across the country — for Hispanic and African American students, they’re tragic.”
On average, it takes a part-time student 6 years to earn a Bachelor’s Degree. Full-time students take 5.3 years when it should take 4 years.
Both part-time and full-time students take 149 credits for a Bachelor’s Degree when the requirement is 120 credits. Students are changing their degree path and/or having to retake courses due to grades or home life.
Only 25% of the full-time students are graduating on time.
You can find the entire study and state profiles below.
2011 College Completion Data
State Profiles
October 2011
