But since as many as 30 percent to 40 percent of the graduates at schools like CUNY go into small or solo practices within a few years of graduating , the deans argue , it seems folly not to teach them how to stay afloat financially and take on low-income clients at the same time .
The school deans believe that it would be foolish to not endow their students with basic financial knowledge , as well as training in accepting lower-earning clientele , since many of the students become private practitioners or part of a small business .