“Only 19 percent of full-time students at a public university earn a bachelor’s degree in four years, according to the nonprofit organization Complete College America”
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This has less to do with an inability to afford school and more to do with all of the immersive experiences baked into college, such as study abroad, semester off experiences, etc…
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Schools actively promote this so they can hold onto the student longer and squeeze more money from each student.
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