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Crash course – The University of Montana fights the "failure factory" label

October 8, 2009/

State reports show the school http://www.umt.edu/future.aspx has a 28 percent freshman dropout rate, and the majority of students signing on for classes leave without a degree. Among 15 Western states, 49 percent of students who enrolled in public universities donned a gown and tassel within six years. Across Montana, about 41 percent walked to "Pomp and Circumstance." UM specifically graduated about 4o percent between 2002 and 2008.

by Jessica Mayrer

Full Story: http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/crash-course/Content?oid=1173489

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