Friday 29th March 2024

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Remedial education rates continue to decline at Missouri’s public colleges and universities, potentially reducing the amount of time and money it takes for many students to earn a degree.

The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development says the percentage of first-time students who needed math remediation decreased from 35.6 percent in 2014 to 29.8 percent in 2019, a 16.3 percent decrease. That number has also decreased among all undergraduates, from 25.1 percent in 2014 to 19.3 percent in 2019. Similar indications have been made with English remediation.

Students who must complete prerequisite remedial courses before they can enroll in credit-bearing courses often have to spend an extra semester or more in college, and are far less likely to graduate. The additional time in school can also increase college costs and result in more student loan debt. The ultimate goal of remedial education is to help under-prepared students pass entry-level, college credit bearing courses.

Read the full Annual Report on the Condition of College and Career Readiness at https://dhewd.mo.gov/CollegeAndCareerReadiness.php.