How can we stop so many students dropping out of college?
“About one in six third-level students – or almost 6,000 a year – don’t get beyond the first year of their college course, according to a recent Higher Education Authority study. The type of student most likely to drop out is male, with relatively low Leaving Cert points, and studying for a higher certificate or ordinary degree in computer science, construction or engineering at an institute of technology …” (more)
[Owen Ross, Irish Times, 21 June]
Tags: AIT, HEA, retention