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What Works for Student Success?. What Works for Student Success? Institute on First-Year Student Success in the Community College Columbia, SC November 4, 2012 Trudy Bers. Institute on First-Year Student Success in the Community College Cincinnati, OH November 6-8, 2011 Trudy Bers.
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What Works for Student Success? What Works for Student Success? Institute on First-Year Student Success in the Community College Columbia, SC November 4, 2012 Trudy Bers Institute on First-Year Student Success in the Community College Cincinnati, OH November 6-8, 2011 Trudy Bers
What is Success? Graduation – the gold standard
Interventions Numerous interventions Often small scale Mixed evidence of success
The list goes on……. Academic support Advising Bridge programs College success courses Eliminate late registration Early alert Financial aid/emergency assistance Instructional formats Learning communities Life maps Mentoring/coaching Orientation Placement Supplemental instruction
Issues It’s not easy! How do we …
How do we know? • Institutional data (snapshot, longitudinal) • Surveys (SENSE, CCSSE, institutional) • National benchmarks (VFA, NCCBP, CCA, ATD)
What Works for Student Success? Institute on First-Year Student Success in the Community College Cincinnati, OH November 6-8, 2011 Trudy Bers At your tables: What works for student success?
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