Fewer College Students Need Remedial Education According To New Survey

Fewer students need remedial education in Missouri colleges and universities.

The Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development just published an annual report showing first-time students were taking remedial math almost 30-percent of the time in 2019, but that number’s down from just over 35-percent in 2014.

Undergraduates were taking remedial math 25-percent of the time in 2014, and that was down to just under 20-percent in 2019.

The report shows similar decreases in English remediation.