Retention

Goals

  • Achieving student success factors (Goal 2)
  • Transfer (Goal 5)
  • Degree attainment (Goal 6)
  • Certificate attainment (Goal 7)
  • Workforce (Goal 8)
  • Civic capacity for community and social change (Goal 9)
  • Meeting basic needs (Goal 10)

Strategies

  • Expanded focus to include nontraditional students (e.g., foster youth, part-time students)
  • Support for basic needs and mental health (e.g., centralized services, intrusive messaging, focus groups)
  • Proactive intervention strategies (e.g., focus groups, student fines, student employment) with a particular focus on student populations that have lower persistence rates, and on retention for spring quarter, which has seen lower persistence rates than winter
  • Greater connections between major and career options (e.g., internships, pathways to careers aligned with their major)
  • Formal and informal mentorship opportunities (e.g., mentoring, tutoring)

Select an action plan from the list below to review its details and timeline and provide feedback

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