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Delivering Holistic Support at a Large Urban Community College District with Dr. Ruth Reinhart

Civitas Learning

Ruth Reinhart, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Support Services at ACC, we learn how the college is transforming its student success initiatives through strategic scheduling, engagement tracking, proactive advising, and instructional collaboration.

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Community Colleges and “Completion”

Counselors' Corner

The student had a track record of solid work and commitment, and the owner said the job was his to have, provided he could earn sixteen credits in business courses before the owner retired in fourteen months. Since the sixteen credits could be from any business classes, this schedule wasn’t too hard to put together.

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Supporting Non-Traditional Paths to Student Success

Scholarship America

For older students, that balance gets even more complicated as you figure in childcare, commuting and increased likelihood of schedule conflicts. As Melvin Hines, co-founder and CEO of the student-assistance app Upswing said in an interview , “When you’re a nontraditional student and you are taking classes, it can feel isolating.