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  2. Alcohol use among college students - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol abuse among college students refers to unhealthy alcohol drinking behaviors by college and university students. While the legal drinking age varies by country, the high amount of underage students that consume alcohol has presented many problems and consequences for universities. The causes of alcohol abuse tend to be peer pressure ...

  3. First-generation college students in the United States

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    27.5% of students 18 years old or younger. 27.4% of students 19–23 years old. 35.6% of students 24–29 years old. 42.1% of students 30–39 years old. 50.2% of students 40 years old or older. A review of the literature on first-generation college students published by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC) cites a 2001 study ...

  4. Issues in higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A 2011 national study found that college students with a high socioeconomic status persisted in college 25% more than students with a low socioeconomic status. In fact, students with a high socioeconomic status are 1.55 times more likely to persist in college than students with a low socioeconomic status.

  5. Suicide in colleges in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Suicidal ideation refers to the act of thinking about, considering, or planning suicide. Suicidal ideation has risen in prevalence amongst college-age students. [16] A study at Emory University found that 11.1% of students reported having suicidal ideation within the past four weeks and 16.5% of students attempted suicide or had a self ...

  6. Student rights in higher education - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Student rights are those rights, such as civil, constitutional, contractual and consumer rights, which regulate student rights and freedoms and allow students to make use of their educational investment. These include such things as the right to free speech and association, to due process, equality, autonomy, safety and privacy, and ...

  7. Journal of College Student Development - Wikipedia

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    The Journal of College Student Development is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1959 and is the official publication of American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International. The journal publishes scholarly articles and book reviews from a wide variety of academic fields related to college ...

  8. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A US Department of Education longitudinal survey of 15,000 high school students in 2002 and 2012, found that 84% of the 27-year-old students had some college education, but only 34% achieved a bachelor's degree or higher; 79% owe some money for college and 55% owe more than $10,000; college dropouts were three times more likely to be unemployed ...

  9. List of college and university student newspapers in the ...

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    Office of The Student Life at Claremont Colleges. Azusa Pacific University – The Clause; Bakersfield College – The Renegade Rip; Biola University – The Chimes [1]; Cabrillo College – The Voice