College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success

by Alan Seidman (Editor)

Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, many students who start in a higher education program drop out prior to completing a degree or achieving their individual academic and/or social goals. In response to student attrition, colleges have developed intervention programs and services to try to retain students. In spite of all of the programs and services, according to the U.S. Department of Education, Center for Educational Statistics, only 50% of those who enter higher education actually earn a bachelor's degree. Enrollment management and the retention of students remain a top priority of federal and state government, of colleges and universities, college students and their parents. This book offers a formula for student success intended to assist colleges and universities in retaining and graduating students.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

350 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[McKenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would not say that this book develops a "formula" for retaining students, but the chapters from various scholars do illuminate sundry aspects of student retention, and what administrators need to be aware of while developing programs aimed at "at-risk" populations. For me, the most important conclusion is that every person at a university has an impact upon students' perceptions of that institution and its support for students; retention is an issue all people, regardless of their role on campus, need to be aware of in order to foster a positive environment students do not want to depart from.

[Dylan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written, but dated in 2024.

[Mills College Library]

378.1619 C6979 2012