Guest Article Written By: Bob La Loggia
Debt without degrees: That’s the reality facing more than half of all young people entering four-year colleges — they seemingly vanish from university rolls into the vapor of attrition. Instead of tossing mortarboards into the air come June, these
non-graduates face a rocky climb in the job force, where they scramble to make up for their educational gaps.
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Not only is the higher education retention struggle a crisis for the country’s future professional workforce, but it’s also an immediate concern for public and private educational institutions.
And like any major problem, this mass exodus of dropouts must be addressed sooner rather than later through innovative interventions. Sweeping the issue under the rug makes no sense; hitting it head-on with technology does. Enter the use of big data and predictive analytics.
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