Student Retention
Published on Feb 01, 2016
Why do students leave community college before graduation?
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Campus Culture
- Diversity
- Comfortable surroundings
- A place to bring families
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Involvement
- Sense of belonging
- Involvement in student activities
- "Community" climate
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Academics
- Academic support
- Connect education to "real world"
- Take ownership of education
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Why Students Leave
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#1 Academics
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# 2 Work & Family
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Lack of Motivation
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Why Students Drop Out
Clear Information
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To Feel Safe & Important
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Ideas
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Academic Affairs
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Increase full time faculty
PT $ training/rehiring; negatively affect retention
Regression analysis indicates that graduation rates for public community colleges in the United States are adversely affected when institutions rely heavily upon part-time faculty instruction. Negative effects may be partially offset if the use of part-time faculty increases the net faculty resource available per student. However, the evidence suggests that this offset is insufficient to reverse negative effects upon graduation rates.
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Train Faculty & Staff
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Create Faculty Incentives
2015 studies:
Coastal Carolina University gives faculty incentives for student retention. Student retention increased from 64-67% in the first 2 years of the program. Average retention for first year students is 79%
Wake Forest & Colorado College shows colleges and universities looking for the most return on investment, spending on faculty and student services make it significantly more likely that a graduate will not only gain full-time employment, but also land a job that closely matches their skill set formed in college
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Student Affairs
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Offer Financial Assistance
- Promote Nelnet
- Financial aid counseling
- 2+ private loan institutions
- Spring semester loan reapplication days
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Improve Campus Climate
- Engage students in classroom & out
- "Frontload" assistance
- Arrange peer support
- Learn about "millennials"
- Provide options in learning
- Review student profiles prior to class
Millinnials & Options:
Part time faculty are not usually given time for preparation and grading. Accommodating various learning styles is less likely to occur.
Meet students at a local coffee house
Arrange for help early. Most students decide to drop out at the beginning of the semester
Part time faculty are not usually given time for preparation and grading. Accommodating various learning styles is less likely to occur.
Meet students at a local coffee house
Arrange for help early. Most students decide to drop out at the beginning of the semester
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