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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. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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?

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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

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Faculty Engagement and Data-Informed Support Elevate Persistence by 4% at Austin Community College

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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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