Why Students Drop Out Of College

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Many American children who earned a high school diploma end up pursuing a bachelor’s degree and further more a graduate degree. These individuals often start right away or after a year later at a credible university or 2 year college. Out of the students who decided to pursue school, not everyone end up with the bachelors degree they went to school for. These students drop out or defers based on circumstances, lack of motivation, and also lack of financial, emotional and physical support. The purpose of my paper is to highlight one of the big factors why students drop out of college. This factor is the lack of motivation they might be facing within their personal life. This paper will help guide universities on some issues that students may have, especially those who have little or no support from home. It will provide the universities and educators with ideas on how to help these students, either …show more content…

When I talk of completing College and furthering education, I am referring to individuals who have earned and receive a bachelor’s, or pursuing a masters, JD or Medical degree at an accredited college or university. The second concept that I will present is single-family home; it includes a child who has been raised with one parental figure, usually mother or father. The third concept is traditional household, and it includes a child raised by both their mother and father under the same roof. The fourth concept that I will be presenting is what I mean by support. Support is having your parents help with school needs. Moving away for college is a financial sacrifice that most family has to make and sometimes it is very hard for a single-family home to be able to make it, especially on a one-person salary. Support includes, helping with room and board fees, room and board items, supporting the students till they have a job, transportation,

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