The Effect Of Self-Efficacy On The Dropout Rate Of Colleges And Universities

On a national basis, the university dropout rate is about 25% and community college dropout rate 50%, with the majority in both locations occuring in the first year (Tuckman & Kennedy, 2011). This does not help the retention rate of colleges and universities because it affects their numbers, takes tutition dollars away, and creates mulitiple problems. According to reaserch, is impacted by individual factors such as adjustment to college life, financial struggles stress levels, and lack of study strategies (Lau, 2003 as cited in Wernersbach, Crowley, & Bates, 2014). It is the students with these problems run the risk of dropping out before their graduation date. Multiple research also suggest that self-efficacy is an important indicator of students