I've never heard of so many failing a college algebra course, at my second university it was around 25% failing and mostly because they'd relaxed the entry requirements in order to increase enrollment.

However, for non-STEM and non-Business majors college algebra is rarely a prerequisite for any other courses so you can still continue your major without it, you do need to pass a math course before graduating though. They also have other math courses that can be used that aren't college algebra and may be easier.