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

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