Re: [MATHEDCC] Retention

Bret Taylor (bret@IAG.NET)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:20:54 -0400 (EDT)

At 01:35 PM 4/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Question
>>
>>Have you ever wondered about the fact that retention rates at comm colleges
>>range from 17% to 45-55% for high school level courses; YET, high schools
>>seem to be passing students at a much higher rate?
>>
>
>Response
>
>Which of us has not wondered at the above.
>
>Lillie Crowley

Follow -up question:

Why can a student pass a course in high school then take the SAME course
(essentially) at a college and fail it? (Shouldn't CC pass rates be much
higher than high school rates for the same course?)

Bret
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