Part-time students ‘left behind’ by full-time ‘grade inflation’

This does not include Degree Apprentices, who are also studying part-time, but who consistently out-perform on-campus students.

As a commuter, I think there is at least another angle to look at this attainment gap between the full-time students and part-time students. The part-time students are more likely commuter students and mature students who might have other responsibilities such as work and family. The booming commercial student halls perhaps make the full-time students' life easier and enable them spend more time in study. However, the commuter part-time students are likely more time-poor than their current counterparts due to the worsened traffic condition.