Response To Paying Colleges For Course Completion Rather Than Enrollment

I’ve talked to serveral CC instructors who believe the state should not be responsible for subsidizing a student who drops a class or fails. Solution? Charge the student the non- state subisidized course cost  amount of the class if s/he drops or fails. Easier said than done, I’m sure, but the students really need to be held accountable here, more so than the institution!

Katherine Horton, Santa Rosa , Ca.

My comment: This response shows how complex these finance issues are . Other responses claim that colleges will lower their standards for passing a course if state aid is based on course completion. The current system is not working, so we need to figure something out to increase college completion.