Cost of Remediation
"Half a million college students enroll in some type of remedial course after graduating high school." The cost of remediation at the college level is "nearly $1.5 billion a year ..." Remediation not only costs in dollars but students do not receive course credit for remedial courses so there is a cost in time. The student will need to stay in college longer to meet graduation requirements. To read the article go to The Cost of Remediation.