<p>I wonder, as colleges and state universities become more prohibitively expensive, and the population who “uses” the community colleges changes, if the results JHS (I recall the study but can’t find it either), won’t change.</p>
<p>I wonder how much a kid’s finishing college has to do with family expectations and support. Around here, everyone finishes college. It doesn’t matter how long it takes. Parent’s are college educated and many of us have graduate degrees, as well, and so the kids just keep plugging away.</p>
<p>Recently, a friends 30 year old son, who’d taken a few twists and turns, finished up his B.S. He’d never seen himself as someone who would not have a degree. </p>
<p>There are a lot of studies, even in the income area, that people generally meet their basic expectations of themselves. And, as the populations change, the results change. College is just very expensive, now. The idea of sending Ambivalent Jr off to college to sink or swim is a bigger financial risk than it once was, and people with a college education are smart enough to “know” this.</p>
<p>Also, I’m surprised those of you with subpar CC’s don’t do something about it. It’s your tax dollars at work. Have you seen how many unemployed PhD’s there are out there?</p>