November/December 2009
Student Retention Team Update
For the past three years, the College-Wide Retention team, as charged by the SAS-SEM division, has been working on goals to increase the student retention rate. This has been an awesome trek through many systems that our students must maneuver to become and stay an LCC student. The committee, made up of faculty and administrators from all divisions on campus, continues to identify strategies for helping students succeed.
The retention team has seen a steady increase in the retention rate, from 61.9% in Fall 06-Spring 07, to 67.7% in Fall 07-Spring 08, and to 71.7% in Fall 08-Spring 09. While these increases may not be totally the work of the retention team, the team's efforts have increased awareness in the campus community of the importance of retaining our students.
This year, the retention team has identified four goals: (1) to look at the success of students in historically difficult courses, (2) continue to improve advising on campus, (3) strive to improve persistence of our new students from fall to spring, and (4) improve graduation rates.
Submitted by Eva Menefee
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Inside this Issue: November/December 2009
- LCC Trustees Vote to Pay Cost of Promise Scholarships
- LCC Offers Voluntary Retirement Program
- Academic Appointments and Reorganization
- LCC Board of Trustees Honors Chris Laverty
- U.S. House Approves Funding for Advanced Auto Tech & Electric Vehicle Training at LCC
- Randy Thayer to Advise Technical Careers Division
- LCC To Share in $5.5M Funding
- LCC Receives M-PaTH Grant
- LCC Foundation Update
- University Center Recognition
- Childcare Center Update
- Banner 8.2 Upgrade
- LEAP Vision 2020
- LCC Nurses Receive Long-term Care Instruction
- Student Retention Team Update
- LCC Receives 400-piece Mineral Collection
- Continuing Education Moves to BCI
- Developmental Math Student Success Initiative
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Update
- Faculty & Staff News
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