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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

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Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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Success Coaching and Online Platform Shown to Improve Retention

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Success coaches aren’t only concerned with academic success; they attempt to help the student as a full person and seek to connect the student with any of the school’s resources that may be helpful, from tutoring to a food pantry. When we’re talking about retention for students of color, there have to be more than just check-ins,” he said.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

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Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. 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. She notes it helps build community.

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Examples of Excelencia

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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.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 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. I track them in retention. I track them in graduation.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

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In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We Students can go for tutoring, writing support and other things at no charge. The business school also received a Missouri Career Attainment Network grant to provide minority students comprehensive information about career pathways.

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