Tag: Completion Rates

Community Colleges

Report: College Completion Rates See Marginal Increase

National six-year college completion rates has increased by 0.3% to reach 60.1%, the smallest growth rate within the last five years, according to a new report released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).

December 5, 2020

COVID-19

Online Education Offers New Ways to Identify and Support At-Risk Students

Online education offers new ways to identify students at risk of dropping out and fresh opportunities to offer targeted supports.

May 13, 2020

Opinion

Delivering the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Demands That We Become Active Change Agents

I was born five years after Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court landmark case that made education a civil right in America. The Court argued that “separate, but equal,” was a constitutional violation, thus, outlawing segregation in classrooms across public schools and postsecondary institutions across the country.

May 16, 2019

Students

Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez : Shaped by the Power of Education

Whether it is cheering on the Wolverines at sporting events, engaging with faculty during “Talk with Tuminez” broadcasts or recently updating a maternal leave policy to make Utah Valley University (UVU) more inclusive for women employees, Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez is rede­fining what it means to include, engage and achieve as the university’s seventh – and ­first woman – president.

March 22, 2019

Students

American Talent Initiative Makes Strides in Improving Opportunities for Lower-Income Students

A nationwide alliance of high-graduation-rate colleges and universities has made significant progress in improving opportunities for low- and moderate-income students, according to a new report by the American Talent Initiative (ATI).

December 19, 2018

News Roundup

Program Looks to Improve College Student Completion Rates in Florida

Take Stock in Children (TSIC), one of the country’s largest mentoring and college readiness organizations, has announced that it has established a new program aimed at improving the college completion rates of students attending a Florida college or university. The program, Take Stock in College, has a goal of increasing the completion rates of  students […]

November 29, 2018

Students

Raising Awareness Around the Impact of Year-Round Pell

Recent study and survey findings around the impact of year-round Pell (YRP) signal an opportunity for colleges and universities to increase awareness about the benefits of the grant aid.

November 14, 2018