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Published: July 24, 2009
Colleges work to keep students coming back
Bryan Painter
Someone gets sick at home or a student gets homesick.

The financial or academic load is too much.

Thousands of students will begin classes next month at Oklahoma colleges and universities.

Why will some drop out? More specifically, what can be done to prevent this or help out students as they experience challenges?

Higher education officials hear a number of reasons as to why students leave campus sho...

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