I have learned: Academic preparation impacts persistence
Persistence rates are an indicator of how well you are doing in meeting student needs and expectations.
Students are presented with an enormous amount of information at orientation. Use pictures of staff and faculty, phone numbers e-mails etc. that hey have a way to communicate if they have questions.
The instructor plays an important role in student retention at career colleges.
Many students need additional academic support.
Communication Systems: open door policy, succession box and Newsletters are good tools
Surveys for students
Edwards Personal Preference Survey, and the Noel Levitz College Student Inventory. … >>>