Supports for success don’t reach most students
Community colleges are raising success rates by helping first-year students connect with professors and classmates, concludes A Matter of Degrees, which is based on surveys by the Center for Community...
View ArticleReorienting College 101
Student success courses, also known as College 101, have the potential to help students adjust to community college, persist and graduate, but need to focus on key skills, according to a new study...
View ArticleKeys to success: Plan, orient, accelerate, nag
Community colleges are finding ways to promote student success, concludes A Matter of Degrees, just released by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE). The survey of students,...
View ArticleColorado tries ‘immersive game-based learning’
“Immersive game-based learning” (IGBL) is a teaching tool at the Community College of Aurora, reports the Denver Post. In one building on CCA’s Lowry campus, there are numerous simulated areas — a...
View ArticleFaculty focus on student retention
Faculty are taking the lead in improving retention at North Carolina’s Southwest Community College, reports the American Association of Community Colleges. Called Retention Action Committees, or RATs,...
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