ED 620G - Student Retention and Success

Credits: 4

As the higher education landscape changes in response to shifting college student demographics, rising tuition costs, reduced levels of public funding, and increased student debt, institutions must adapt and change to meet new challenges. In response, colleges and universities have moved from a focus on provide access to an emphasis on students’ success in reaching educational goals and attaining a degree. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to analyze the historical and scholarly context of college student retention and success, explain the external pressures on colleges to retain and graduate students, the importance of change leadership and the strategies institutions can take to improve student retention and success.