Study Questions Whether Full-Time Enrollment Is Best for Everyone

By Chronicle Staff. Report: “Non-First-Time Student Persistence Patterns”
Organizations: InsideTrack, American Council on Education, NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, University Professional and Continuing Education Association, and National Student Clearinghouse
Summary: Most experts agree that first-time students are more likely to graduate on time from community colleges when they are enrolled full time. That has led some policy makers and nonprofit advocacy groups to encourage, and in some cases to require, students in certain programs to take 15 credit hours per semester. More...