VOA慢速英语:How Colleges Keep Students from Dropping Out

software – n. the programs that run on a computer and perform certain functions

commute – n. to travel regularly to and from a place and especially between where you live and where you work or go to school

semester – n. one of two usually 18-week periods that make up an academic year at a school or college

tuition – n. money that is paid to a school for the right to study there

psychologist – n. scientist who specializes in the study and treatment of the mind and behavior

dropout – n. someone who leaves a school