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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

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Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 and the national retention rate (returning to the same institution) rose one full percentage point to 68.2%. We’re happy to share that our one-year retention has increased overall 2.3

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Gomez Named Provost & VP for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona

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Through campus partnerships, support programs, and academic interventions, she has led advances in student retention, persistence and graduation with the goal of eliminating equity gaps for our most vulnerable students.

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Two Community Colleges in the South Are Bringing Students Back

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It was most pronounced from 2016 to 2020, where we dropped about 25% of our enrollment. When he became president of IRSC in late 2020, Moore brought business acumen to his new role. In December 2020, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave the college its largest ever donation: a $45 million unrestricted gift.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation. years, compared to the collegewide average of 5.2

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%. By January 2022, Black male retention jumped to 79%. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 Federal Reserve. “On

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University of Phoenix Tribal Operations Team Offers Targeted Support for Indigenous and Tribal Students

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Another key success of the program is improving student retention and completion rates. In 2020, tribal students completed their first course at a rate of 4% higher than the average University of Phoenix student.

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Bridging Pathways for Military-Connected Learners

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Although 82% of institutions have a designated point of contact for student veterans (Department of Veteran Affairs, 2018), determining how students find the point of contact and what their experiences are can provide valuable information for recruitment and retention.

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