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Troy Beach
Troy Beach CHEP

stress

sometimes stress of the education can get to a student who is feelinf over whelmed. take the time to listen to the student just talking things out with someone helps
Troy Beach
Troy Beach CHEP

retention

everyone in the organization has a resoncible part in student retention. seeing the warning signs of a possible student wanting to stop thier education can be difficult
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

SHOWING UNDERSTANDING

HOW DO I MAKE SURE I NEVER CROSS THE LINE BETWEEN UNDERSTANDING AND ENABLING?
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

MOTIVATE

WHAT IS THE BEST CORSE OF ACTION IF WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO HAS LOST THERE MOTIVATION DUE TO PERSONAL ISSUES.
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

RELAXED YET STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT

HOW BEST DO WE BALANCE RELAXED ENVIRONMENT WITH STILL A FEELING OF STRUCTURE
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

retention

HOW DO WE MOTIVATE THE STUDENT TO STAY IF THEY FEEL AS IF THEY WERE SOLD A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAN WHAT IT TRUELY IS.EXAMPLE= LESS PAY
Choppy Iversen Jr.
Choppy Iversen Jr. CHEP

retention and attendance

I have seen that students who have perfect attendance do not drop out. Those students that miss time and get behind the rest of the class tend to drop out more often.
John Paul Carriego
John Paul Carriego

comfort

remember we were nervous the first week, make them feel at home
LAURENT CHAMPALLE
LAURENT CHAMPALLE CHEP

don't blame the parents !!

school's success is not always determined by the instructors themselve or the methods they use but often how the students interact and deliver what they've learned. the same way retention success is not always determined by the instructor and his practices but by how well the students really understand the consequences of noncompliance. in short communication should be your best tool
Nora Carrol
Nora Carrol

Accelerated learning environments and retention

The university for which I teach offers all of its programs online in a highly-accelerated format--we complete 3 and 4-credit courses in 5-1/2 rather than 12-15 weeks.  While retention is improving (thanks to instructors and student advisors), the dropout rate and number of 'ghosts' are still too high.  I'd love to learn about others' experiences with accelerated learning and retention, whether online or in the classroom. 

Bela Khizer
Bela Khizer

Goals and vision

How can an admissions rep, program director's attitude change a student's vision and goals?
Scott Humphrey
Scott Humphrey CHEP

Comfortable Environment

I try to make the learning environment stress free. All work by students gets done, but we listen to the radio, and enjoy our work. Sharing humerous stories I have seen in the industry help keep lectures interesting. Scott H.
Bela Khizer
Bela Khizer

Changing lives

Why is education consider a way of changing lives? How can we present this to students to make them understand the importance of education?
Bela Khizer
Bela Khizer

HABE's

How can you change an attitude, habit and beliefs of a student who comes from a broken family, none of the members went to college stay on track?
Bela Khizer
Bela Khizer

Model, mentoring and monitoring

What do you do and how can you make a student who originally is the only one in the family to go to college, about to graduate and drops out saying "it's not for me"?
Scott Zucker
Scott Zucker

just talk to your students

Just talk to them when they seem distant or preoccupied
Scott Zucker
Scott Zucker

retention

it take along time to be good enough to work with students to find out what is causing their problem(s),and come with a solution. always seek help if cannot solve the problem, others may have a solution.
Richard Smith
Richard Smith CHEP

Employment Services

Some students already have a job lined up when they graduate. That is one of the reasons why they come here. Other students like the industry but do not know where they want to go. Some students like to relocate and not return to their home state and some students do. Having an employment services staff on site always gives a good impact on retention. This will aid the undecided student and keep retention up.
Richard Smith
Richard Smith CHEP

Retention

Teaching style has a very large impact on retention in my opinion. I have wittiness students leave classes and want to go to a different class just because of the interaction from instructors. Just by keeping the students engaged in activities means a great deal in some learning styles.
Richard Smith
Richard Smith CHEP

Orientation

Orientation really starts when the prospective student first steps on campus. A new student that walks into an unfamiliar area automatically goes into a defensive mode. Mailing out small packages to the students with maps of the area will give them a familiar sight and help ease the tension.