College students who work more hours are less likely to graduate
- Written by Walter G. Ecton, Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Florida State University
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The big idea
Students who work while enrolled in college are about 20% less likely to complete their degrees than similar peers who don’t work, a large and meaningful decrease in predicted...
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