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Report: Cut small classes at community colleges
Criticism of PEER advice mounts

A few lawmakers and educators are wary of a state report released Thursday that suggests cutting classes that are too small at community colleges.

The report also estimated two-year schools spent $24.6 million in fiscal 2005 on students who dropped classes before the end of the semester....

...The report estimates that 25 percent of enrolled students drop out by the end of the semester and recommends that's when the count should occur.

Using late enrollment figures as a basis for funding could lead to pressure on professors to keep students in class, he said....

...The average class size for core courses was supposed to be 18, the report said. But the study found 25 percent of the classes had less than 10 students - and 10 percent had less than five students....