Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. Common recommendations included improved advising services, guided pathways for students, and proactive, targeted financial aid and completion grants.

Guided pathways 279

Guided pathways Financial aid Low income student First generation 279

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Her focus is student success initiatives, which include a lot of different focus areas, including guided pathways and holistic advising, developmental education reform, and a number of things that lead to increased student success, particularly with underserved populations, says Felder. These reforms can be broad-based.

Community college 278

Community college Student success Faculty Developmental education 278

Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. However, like many institutions, it faced challenges in boosting enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

Retention 52

Retention Advising Guided pathways Scheduling 52

Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

Access to student health and well-being services Comprehensive support services play a crucial role in the success and retention of community college students. Their resources help community colleges improve the retention, graduation, and transfer rates of their students.

Community college 98

Community college Mental health Low income student Placement 98