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Lack of High School Rigor Makes College MORE EXPENSIVE
More than half a million college freshmen—approximately 1 in 4 students who enter college the fall after high school graduation—had to enroll in remedial coursework during their first year of college, costing their families nearly $1.5 billion annually.
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At best, college freshman who land in remedial courses take a year longer to graduate. At worst, they never graduate at all. As “Out of Pocket” confirms, college freshman taking remedial classes in four-year colleges are 74 percent less likely to graduate than non-remedial students.
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