Another symptom of the failure of much of the K-12 system in CA, and this also contributes to the high drop out rate at many Cal States.  I was shocked to find out the drop out rate at Cal Poly Pomona was 50%. A previous post with more details on the drop out rate and how to check a colleges drop out rate - College Graduation Rates

Sad quote:
About 27,300 freshmen in the 2010 entering class of about 42,700 needed remedial work in math, English or both.

Cal State campuses overwhelmed by remedial needs - Mercury News

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