Efforts needed to keep Oklahoma's community college students in school

 

Published: January 12, 2012

I N order to meet Gov. Mary Fallin 's goal of increasing the number of college graduates by 67 percent over the next 12 years, Oklahoma will need to do a better job of keeping community college students from dropping out.

The state has much room for improvement. The rate of first-time, full-time students who returned for a second year at Oklahoma's community colleges was only 57 percent last year, according to ...


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