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Student Success, Retention & Engagement | On Course
by Marcia Backos, Program Director
| DAY SCHOOL | Fall, 2002 (before On Course) |
Fall, 2003 (with On Course) |
Improvement in On Course Students |
| Retention of New Students | 62.8% | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| Students with Perfect Attendance |
2.9% | 17.9% | +15.0% |
| Advisor’s Honor Roll (3.3-3.99) and Dean’s List (4.0) |
40.0% | 50.0% | +10.0% |
| EVENING SCHOOL | Fall, 2002 (before On Course) |
Fall, 2003 (with On Course) |
Improvement in On Course Students |
| Retention of New Students | 59.1% | 90.5% | +30.4% |
| Students with Perfect Attendance |
2.9% | 14.3% | +11.4% |
| Advisor’s Honor Roll (3.3-3.99) and Dean’s List (4.0) |
41.0% | 61.9% | +20.9% |
Conclusion: These data reveal the following significant outcomes after the full implementation of On Course:
1. Retention of new evening students increased by 30.4%. Retention of new day students showed a slight improvement (1.2%) after three previous semesters of decline.
2. Both the day and evening students showed a significant increase (15% and 11% respectively) in students earning perfect
attendance awards.
3. Academic achievement (GPAs of 3.3 or above) for day students improved 10% while evening students improved 20.9%
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Institutional Studies |
These studies demonstrate increases in retention, success and persistence rates as high as 27%.
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