Remove Financial aid Remove Retention Remove Tutoring
article thumbnail

Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Morales, president of CSUSB.

Retention 326
article thumbnail

How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

Tutoring 265
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. In 2016, EAP reduced the number of courses in its course sequence, increased tutoring services and added embedded tutoring. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty.

Tutoring 322
article thumbnail

Disparities of African American Men and Obtaining a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid and scholarships are available, but often not sufficient to bridge the gap, and the burden of student loans can be a daunting deterrent. This can result in feelings of isolation, discrimination, and alienation, which negatively impact academic performance and retention rates. Not dropout rates.

Education 291
article thumbnail

3 Ways to Help Students Before They Fall Behind

Civitas Learning

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. This approach fosters proactive, collaborative support by enabling the coordination of services such as academic coaching, advising, financial aid, and career guidance.

article thumbnail

A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention.

Mentoring 325
article thumbnail

States Lead the Way with Evidence-Based Models that Support Student Success

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.