For many students, the first year of college comes as a shock. Balancing schoolwork with life, keeping up with difficult academic demands and just trying to pay the bills can create a heavy burden, and more than 35 percent of first-time, full-time freshmen don’t enroll for a second year at the same school. Some of those transfer to other schools, but many decide it’s not the right time for college, or just give up altogether.
Area colleges intervene to keep new students in school beyond first year