Student retention is a problem that continues to plaque higher education institutions whose
ultimate goal is to graduate students. The reported national student retention average in …

Student retention is a concern for many higher education institutions and there are many
techniques that can be used to increase student retention. Previous research has used …

With online education courses within public institutions realizing lower than average
retention and success rates for students, current retention practices and models are falling …

Universities and colleges constantly face a costly problem: low student retention rates. One
potential solution to low student retention is a personality-tailored e-mail intervention. The …

For the past three years, first year students in the College of Engineering and Applied
Sciences at Western Michigan University have been invited to participate in a survey …

There are two significant concerns in the academic community:(1) a significant number of
students fall below university academic standards; and (2) the declining retention rate of …

Online learning continues to be a growing frontier in higher education with increased
demand and enrollments reported annually (Allen & Seaman, 2010, 2011). Discovering best …

Strategies that have worked to offset high attrition rates and retain students in traditional
institutions of higher education are not necessarily applicable within an online learning …

The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, retrospective study was to determine
what personality traits among two-year college students who reside on campus at Hocking …

Educators recognize several concerns when focusing on ways to meet student needs.
Among these are concerns about student retention and the ability to adapt to student …