Student Success in the Classroom
Community colleges have organized themselves around the theme of ease in entrance, exit, and reentry. Having made a considerable effort to recruit students and offer them valuable learning experiences, most community college stakeholders also want to keep students enrolled, at least until degree or program objectives have been fulfilled. It is a challenge for an institution built on the theme of easy access to limit easy exit (Cohen, Chapter 7 - Student Services, 2014).
Retention Focus in the Classroom
Nowhere is student success more apparent or more crucial than in the classroom. This is where special efforts should be made to ensure that students succeed. It is the place to learn, to experience, to understand …show more content…
Each enrolled class is analogous to each of the steps students take on a tightrope toward targeted completion. During their first semester, students may not be able to predict the challenges they may face, the techniques required to keep their poles (or activities) balanced, the support services they may need or that support services that are available. Not until after the completion of a few classes will some students gain a better understanding of factors working against them and the corrections or assistance they may need. At any point during their educational experience, students may face unpredictable circumstances that will throw them off …show more content…
has been surpassed internationally. In 1990, the U.S. ranked first in the world in four-year degree attainment among 25-34 year olds. Today, the U.S. is ranked 12th. Acknowledging these factors, President Obama challenged every American to commit to at least one year of higher education or post-secondary training. The President also set a new goal for the country to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by the year 2020. (Education: Knowledge and Skills for the Jobs of the Future, 2012).
In response to this goal, leaders of six key organizations in higher education signed a formal “Call to Action” to engage all stakeholders in supporting community college completion. These organizations include: The League for Innovation in the Community College, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) (The Community College Completion Challenge,
Community colleges have organized themselves around the theme of ease in entrance, exit, and reentry. Having made a considerable effort to recruit students and offer them valuable learning experiences, most community college stakeholders also want to keep students enrolled, at least until degree or program objectives have been fulfilled. It is a challenge for an institution built on the theme of easy access to limit easy exit (Cohen, Chapter 7 - Student Services, 2014).
Retention Focus in the Classroom
Nowhere is student success more apparent or more crucial than in the classroom. This is where special efforts should be made to ensure that students succeed. It is the place to learn, to experience, to understand …show more content…
Each enrolled class is analogous to each of the steps students take on a tightrope toward targeted completion. During their first semester, students may not be able to predict the challenges they may face, the techniques required to keep their poles (or activities) balanced, the support services they may need or that support services that are available. Not until after the completion of a few classes will some students gain a better understanding of factors working against them and the corrections or assistance they may need. At any point during their educational experience, students may face unpredictable circumstances that will throw them off …show more content…
has been surpassed internationally. In 1990, the U.S. ranked first in the world in four-year degree attainment among 25-34 year olds. Today, the U.S. is ranked 12th. Acknowledging these factors, President Obama challenged every American to commit to at least one year of higher education or post-secondary training. The President also set a new goal for the country to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by the year 2020. (Education: Knowledge and Skills for the Jobs of the Future, 2012).
In response to this goal, leaders of six key organizations in higher education signed a formal “Call to Action” to engage all stakeholders in supporting community college completion. These organizations include: The League for Innovation in the Community College, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) (The Community College Completion Challenge,