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Graduation Rates

National 6-year College/University Rates

National Association of Colleges & Universities, 2011
Public 57%
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Private 70%
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For Profit 32%
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Summer Melt

Summer Melt is when students who have completed key college-going steps (i.e. applying for college and financial, being accepted, and intending to enroll) fail to attend college the following fall. Rates of Summer Melt range from 10% to 40% of college intending students.

(Harvard University Research: Summer Melt Handbook, 2013)

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The Student’s Role

  1. Share the application and selection process with your family.
  2. Determine what help you will need during your senior year.
  3. Seek support from your family, school, and community to reach your goals.
  4. Allow for mistakes; they are part of the learning process.

The family’s role

  1. Set high expectations.
  2. Meet with your child and their college counselor in high school.
  3. Get involved in the application process.
  4. Encourage and support your child during their senior year of high school and first year of college.

FINANCIAL aid and decision making

  1. Apply for financial aid each year you are enrolled in college/university.
  2. Apply for scholarships early and often.
  3. Calculate the net price of your college/ university options.
  4. Determine the cost of graduating in 4, 5, 6 years or more.

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Student learning tips

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