-About three-fourths of students expect to graduate in four years or less; no students
expect to take longer than five years to graduate. (Fall 2010 Baseline)
-Over the entire academic year, 35% of students claim they did not write a single paper longer than 5 pages and 56% claimed to write between one and four such papers. Given that 34% of students claimed that learning writing skills is very important to them, this lack of writing experience may explain why only 15% of students are “very satisfied” with the writing skills they have developed (2nd Year 2010)
-Almost half did not work for pay during the quarter. However, 55% of respondents claimed that they or someone else on their behalf has borrowed money to fund their education. Of those that have borrowed, the average education debt was $15,228 of which about $600 is in credit card debt. Three-fifths of students expect to borrow more to complete their Western education (2nd Year 2011)
