Fame School on track to be a university

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It started initial preparations to become independent from John Moores University, which now accredits its degrees, last year. But from next month it will officially become a higher education institute, allowing it a direct funding relationship with the Government. Its degrees will still be awarded through JMU but by 2008 Lipa hopes to have full university status. A spokeswoman for JMU said: "For LIPA to achieve formal higher education institute status is a great achievement for them, LJMU and the city of Liverpool." samlister@dailypost.co.uk One in four students drop out of courses at Liverpool JMU Story continues ADVERTISEMENT LIVERPOOL John Moores University has the country's sixth-highest rate for students quitting its courses. More than one-quarter of students fail to stay for the duration of their course, according to figures published yesterday. Liverpool Hope, the city's newest university, did not fare much better, with more than one-fifth dropping out. But just 10% of students at the University of Liverpool left before their course was over - well below the national average of 14%

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