Friday, May 18, 2018

Focusing on the Finish Line - Ashley A. Smith, Inside Higher Ed

A new analysis from Civitas Learning shows that many students are dropping out of their colleges despite having earned the majority of the credits they need for their degrees. Civitas found that on average nearly one in five students who leave college without a degree complete 75 percent or more of the credit threshold for a degree before leaving. And one in 10 dropouts has reached at least 90 percent of the credit threshold. The analysis is based on data from 30 two-year and 23 four-year universities that use Civitas student success tools and represent more than 300,000 degree-seeking students. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/09/students-close-graduation-may-be-risk-dropping-out