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Originally Posted by tturedraider
It has only increased over the last number of years. I’m fairly convinced a lot of that increase is due to colleges pushing people through and graduating folks who wouldn’t have graduated in the past.
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I think that change occurred over a ten year period or possibly less.
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This coincides with the time frame where the feds started requiring colleges/universities to publish their 4-year and 6-year undergrad graduation rates, for both full disclosure to potential students but also for use in ranking schools. The increase is due to schools enhancing their retention efforts and outreach to students who didn't graduate on time, not a lowering the academic bar.....