Grambling University's current football troubles are getting national attention due to the fame of long-time coach Eddie Robinson and his football players. Attention is also called to the financial woes universities are claiming. A more in-depth examination spotlights the failures of some of the state's public colleges to graduate its students.
Not one of the state's public universities is in a position to brag, although LSU in Baton Rouge leads with a graduation rate of 58.8 per cent based on six years. Other schools include 48.9 for Louisiana Tech, 26.9 for Grambling, 2l.2 for Southern, and 20.0 for University of New Orleans.
On the bottom is Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO), rated the worst university in America, with a graduation rate of 4 per cent. That is in the face of 75 per cent of the student body getting Pell grants. May of those students pad their income with student loans, most of which will never be re-paid.
Many millions are being wasted. Gov. Jindal tried to merge SUNO with the University of New Orleans but was defeated as some want black colleges operating despite their inadequacy. We cannot afford to continue some of these programs. In some cases students are being cheated; in all millions are wasted.
Not one of the state's public universities is in a position to brag, although LSU in Baton Rouge leads with a graduation rate of 58.8 per cent based on six years. Other schools include 48.9 for Louisiana Tech, 26.9 for Grambling, 2l.2 for Southern, and 20.0 for University of New Orleans.
On the bottom is Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO), rated the worst university in America, with a graduation rate of 4 per cent. That is in the face of 75 per cent of the student body getting Pell grants. May of those students pad their income with student loans, most of which will never be re-paid.
Many millions are being wasted. Gov. Jindal tried to merge SUNO with the University of New Orleans but was defeated as some want black colleges operating despite their inadequacy. We cannot afford to continue some of these programs. In some cases students are being cheated; in all millions are wasted.
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