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CCSSE: Community College Survey of Student Engagement
This site offers an abundance of information about student engagement and retention. Check out the pages focused on student retention, best-practice colleges, and the retention toolkit.
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StudentRetention.org
Information, literature, publications, and tips pertaining to retention and student success,
along with a list of recent publications.
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The Consortium
for Student Retention Data Exchange
Data
regarding retention and student success among two-year and four-year
colleges
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National ACademic ADvising Association
(NACADA)
Student Retention and Attrition Resources with links to valuable and interesting information regarding student retention.
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Classroom strategies for fostering student retention
(pdf)
This document, developed by
Lansing Community College, provides helpful retention strategies
and best practices. For more information about Lansing Community
College's Retention Effort visit the college retention
Web site.
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Summary of "Best Practices" for Recruitment and Retention of
Students of Color
Developed by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Student Affairs Division.
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Best Practices in Student Retention (doc)
Delaware Technical and Community Colleges
have outlined retention strategies that pertain to two-year, non-residential community colleges.
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63 ideas to encourage student retention
A document produced at a faculty seminar at Jefferson Community College in Kentucky.
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Student Retention: Macro and Micro
Strategies for Student Retention. A presentation for department
chairs and faculty members developed by Wendy Powers, Director of Student Retention at West Virginia State College.
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What Works in Student Retention? Two-Year Public Colleges
(pdf)
ACT 2004 Study of Retention Successful Practices and Strategies.
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What Works in Student Retention? Four-Year Public Colleges
(pdf)
ACT 2004 Study of Retention Successful Practices and Strategies.
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The University of Manchester's Student Retention Web site
Not only does this site include a comprehensive list of links to student retention sites, it has a first-year experience audit template. A great resource!
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ACT Student Retention Index
A list of studies that focus on Student Retention.
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The Role of Academic and
Non-Academic Factors
in
Improving College Retention (.pdf): An
ACT Policy Report.
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Developing Strategies to Improve Student Retention
(doc)
Reflections from the Work of Napier University’s Student Retention Project.
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Center for the Study of College Student Retention (CSCSR)
Resources for student retention and attrition, plus a retention journal,
reference list,
retention listserv, issues, and slide show.
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Models for Student Retention
Interesting models for student retention and attrition.
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National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science
Learn the five easy steps to retaining women in technology
(these steps can apply to all courses).
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College Quarterly’s article
on Student Attrition and Retention in Ontario’s Colleges
Interesting article
on student attrition and retention.
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Minority Student Retention and Academic Achievement in Community Colleges
An article written by Katalin Szelenyi published in the ERIC digest.
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Slippery Rock University Minority Retention Strategies
Basic retention strategies and success factors for retention efforts.
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Summary of papers from the Student Retention Conference
University of Ulster. This conference was held in November 2003 and contains six papers on strategies to promote student retention.
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Taking Student Retention Seriously: Rethinking the First Year of
College
An article authored by
Vincent Tinto, of
Syracuse University.
