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Guided Pathways to Student Success: Perspectives from Indiana College Students and Advisors

From www.in.gov - September 18, 2013 2:58 PM

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"Concerned about low or late completion rates, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education recently spotlighted college advising practices that will better help students navigate the system and graduate on time. As things stand, less than one-third of four-year college students and only 4% of community college students graduate on time. The practices -- supplementing college advising with structured degree maps, encouraging students to complete 15 credits each semester, intervening when students fail to complete key courses -- are derived from a new study, which will be the focus of a summit for college leaders this week. "

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Maybe Most Parents Need to Worry More About College Choice

From economix.blogs.nytimes.com - August 7, 2013 5:57 PM

by David Leonhardt

"Perhaps most incredibly, children who score between 1,000 and 1,099 on the SAT and attend a selective college are more likely to graduate than those who scored above 1,200 and attended an open-access college.

"Admissions test scores aside, a study finds a huge difference in the completion rate of those who attend a selective college and those who attend an open-access college."

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College Completion: Programs That Are Working, Tech That is Helping ~ edcetera

From edcetera.rafter.com - September 18, 2013 2:23 PM

by Courtney Bell

"College completion is one of the primary measures schools use to assess the effectiveness of their institutions. According to the NCHEMS Information Center, in 2009 the average six-year graduation rate of bachelor’s degree students in the United States was 55.5%, so we definitely have room for improvement.

"There are a number of factors that can impact college success and completion, from social integration to getting hung up in developmental classes. Here we explore some of the programs that have been put in place to encourage students to succeed in school and achieve their degrees."

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