First generation Retention Scheduling 
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 5, 2024
Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Many of the students are working adults with children who may also be caring for elderly parents while trying to maintain jobs with rigorous work schedules.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 26, 2024
There are a variety of other indicators that prevent non-traditional students with successful retention. Colleges need to review academic schedules for barriers with retention. Are schedules designed with student retention in mind?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2023
It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Latino first-year retention has increased from 59% to 71% after implementation of the dual credit program. Hawkins, Jr.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation. Lieberman aimed to raise $125 million and achieved $128 million a year ahead of schedule. This includes creating new means for retention. The challenge was how do we raise that money because that wasn’t part of our ethos or our culture. “I
Civitas Learning
AUGUST 22, 2024
The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. ACC faced several obstacles to fulfilling its goal of improving retention and providing students with the support they need to persist and graduate on time with a credential. in Spring 2021 to 74.9%
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