Once the fastest growing community college in the country 10 years running, Austin Community College District (ACC) looked to funnel its explosive energy for growth into breaking down the persistent student success barriers faced by its diverse student population.
USU exceeded ROI expectations by examining the true cost of student success initiatives to prioritize what works and increasing professionalism and data literacy on campus.
GTC leaders looked closer at the program’s impact and found new ways to get students the support they needed.
TAMIU’s SchEDUler improves registration, harmonizes education with the rest of life, and launches careers sooner by bolstering on-time graduation.
Over the course of eight weeks, 17 advisors work with 6,000+ new students to ensure they are registered and empowered to go into their first year of college.
FAU made several dramatic advancements including a 14.5 percentage point surge in the rate of its 2.0+ GPA freshmen going on to be sophomores, notable boosts in its four-year and six-year graduation rates (18% and 11% respectively), and the elimination of achievement gaps by race, ethnicity, and income.
Monroe Community College saw a 5.9 percentage point lift in persistence and 3.4% return on investment, and found new opportunities to nudge students.
Bentley University transitioned Student Information System (SIS) vendors from Banner to Workday without any disruption to their scheduling and registration experience. Adoption metrics remained at close to 90%, even after the SIS integration.
UMKC measured a 7.8 percentage point lift in persistence for its Supplemental Instruction program, which translates into a $600K return on investment.
Del Mar College received a Department of Education Title V grant to increase Hispanic graduation applications by 5%. They boosted it by 26% and increased the number of graduates by 34% in one year.
UCO’s Transformative Learning Initiative has helped increase retention for students with lowest likelihood to persist by 21%pp. A 1% lift in retention recoups $1.3M for UCO!
With a system of intelligence, LCCC has streamlined the student experience, refined academic pathways, and scaled personalized student outreach to optimize paths to progression.
Advisors and Faculty sent nudges to 900 students encouraging re-enrollment. This resulted in a 42% increase in re-enrollment for the next term and positive responses from students.
Butler uses a student mobile app to transform their approach to engaging students throughout their journey, and foster a deeper sense of belonging and connection for students.
With a system of intelligence and case management framework, USF broke through a performance plateau achieving 92% first-year retention and 73% 6-year graduation rates.