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Exploring College Student Persistence

November 4, 2020 By On Course

Exploring College Student Persistence

Reflecting on the report from the National Student Clearinghouse regarding first-to-second year college persistence rates, Michael Neitzel, senior contributor to Forbes magazine, notes that while there has been a slight increase in student persistence, this modest increase suggests many institutions’ retention efforts did not yield the desired results. Instead, nationwide, gaps in persistence remain. Neitzel […]

Filed Under: Newsletters, Student Persistence, Student Retention Tagged With: Gateway Courses, Sense of Community

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Read compelling data from twenty seven colleges and universities using the On Course textbook.

 

These studies demonstrate increases in retention, success and persistence rates as high as 27%.

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Student Life Coordinator
San Jacinto College, TX
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Debbie Alford,
Director, Title III and Success Center
Southwestern Illinois College, IL
On a scale of 1-10, I rate the overall value I received from the workshop as a 15.
Deborah Rayner
Faculty, Computer Science
Harford Community College, MD
This workshop has taken a hardened, crusty educator and softened her once again to be committed and energized to become the best person and teacher she can be.
Chris Landrum
Counselor
Mineral Area College, MO
This workshop transformed my professional and personal life.
Susan Pitcher
Director, TRIO
Bay College, MI
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Tyrone Davidson
Director, Undergraduate Advising
Missouri U of Science & Technology, MO
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Gregory Walker
Faculty, Anatomy and Physiology
El Camino College Compton Center, CA
Since first attending one of the summer retreats in 1997, I’ve held nine On Course workshops for our college, and I plan to offer more.
Philip Rodriquez
Director, Student Affairs
Cerritos College, CA
I have never before felt a workshop I attended helped me to teach. This one will!
Lynn Ezzell
Faculty, English
Cape Fear Community College, NC
This was an awesome experience for an educator who was burning out!
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Faculty, Foundational Studies
Harrisburg Area Community College, PA

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