As instructor, my job is not exclusive to teaching only. I also believe that I play an important role in keeping the numbers up. However, retention to me is not only about keeping students. It is about keeping students, making them happy and making sure they stay happy. I have former students who still contact me to tell me that their bosses are impressed with them and they thank me because I helped make it happen. Then they recommend the school to their friends. I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets this kind of feedback.
I also taught in an institution that had to have two graduation cermonies in one day because the place could not hold more than 500 graduates at the same time. Out of the 500 and so graduates, only a few got the education and training that they needed to keep or at least get a job. Retention numbers were high because students chose to stay where things were done their way--the easy way.
