Solving the Problem: Improving Retention in Higher Education

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Marcia Heiman

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10.58809/KJTH6980

Abstract

As our nation looks ahead in this new century, an educated workforce is more important than ever. Yet college retention is a major problem. Last year, for the first time in 20 years, retention to the sophomore year dropped in the nation’s four-year colleges (Bushong, 2009). For minority students on predominantly white campuses – that is, most four-year colleges and universities – the graduation rate is unacceptably low. For example, less than half of black males graduate from four-year college programs within six years – 20 percentage points less than their white peers (Carey, 2008). And student persistence in community colleges is chronically low, circling at about 50% (Lederman, 2009).

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Heiman, Marcia (2010) "Solving the Problem: Improving Retention in Higher Education," Academic Leadership: The Online Journal: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 28.
DOI: 10.58809/KJTH6980
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/alj/vol8/iss1/28