Completion Rates of the Bachelor of Elementary and Secondary Education Programs at St. Mary's College, Quezon City for Academic Years 2003-2010

Abstract

This research is an analysis of students' individual scholastic and related records enrolled in years 2003-2010 to get the demographic characteristics as well as the academic year each of them either completed or failed to finish the degree program. Since the college department just reopened the Teacher Education Program in the school year 2003-2004, this study was conducted to identify its progress in terms of the number of graduates. The number of graduates in the said programs differed yearly, and depended in terms of the defined types or categories of enrolees. The results of the study showed that the yearly completion rates were very low and the grand total completion rates of both the Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education degree programs reached only 50% and 53% out of the 84 or 30 total enrolees respectively for the last eight years. Geographical location, school type and environmental and good academic reputation of the school and the availability for scholarship programs were the top reasons for enrolling in St. Mary's College, Quezon City. Financial problems, conflicts in work schedule for working students, and change of programs were the main reasons for the drop-outs of the students.