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Download full textJackson, Sheila; Mawhinney, Joanna – Jobs for the Future, 2021
"Three Big Lessons in Six Years" is both a reflection on the past and a look ahead to the future at Charlestown (C-Town) High School (Boston, Massachusetts) and other early college programs across the country. The purpose of this series is to document essential design elements, operational structures, and critical support for students to…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Dual Enrollment, College Programs
Feygin, Amy; Miller, Trey; Bettinger, Eric – College Completion Network, 2022
From fall 2021 to summer 2022, the College Completion Network conducted virtual focus groups with administrators at 47 2-year and broad-access 4-year colleges with the goal of better understanding the advising policies, practices, and programs (hereafter referred to as "strategies") that colleges use to support student success.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, Success, Educational Attainment
Amy Feygin; Trey Miller; Eric Bettinger; Madison Dell – College Completion Network, 2022
The College Completion Network conducted a systematic review of the research on advising strategies that support college completion. Several key findings can inform policy and practice: Holistic and comprehensive interventions that combine multiple components to meet student needs improve student outcomes. These types of interventions provide…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, Success, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedGrady, Marilyn L. – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2018
The purpose of this manuscript is to present strategies and resources for advisors of doctoral students in online programs. The strategies include an approach to creating a community of doctoral students, a video initiative to provide encouragement to students in the doctoral program, and assignments that enhance students' writing skills to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Doctoral Degrees, College Faculty, Academic Advising
Miller, Abby; Erisman, Wendy – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2011
The objectives of this research were to identify: 1) promising institutional practices for retaining and graduating low-income, first-generation community college transfer students at four-year institutions, including any transfer-specific support systems; 2) outcomes of transfer students (i.e., graduation rates) at four-year institutions in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, College Transfer Students
Scrivener, Susan; Pih, Michael – MDRC, 2007
MDRC launched Opening Doors in 2003 to study the effects of community college programs designed to help students persist in school and earn a credential. This report presents early results from the Opening Doors program at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, which operated from 2004 through 2006. The two-semester program served students whose…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Programs, Poverty, Two Year College Students
Bourdon, Carrie M., Ed.; Carducci, Rozana, Ed. – 2002
This paper offers a synthesis of 27 community college issues derived from recent books, journals, and ERIC documents. It presents single-page statements that each include a research finding, comments, and references. The findings are divided into nine topics: administration and governance, faculty, student achievement and persistence, curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Ford, Jerry; Ford, Sheila Stoma – 1991
A comprehensive academic advising handbook that is attractive, useful, versatile, and inexpensive is the cornerstone of a well-developed and implemented academic advising program. Seven steps have proven effective in handbook development: (1) making the commitment--appropriate campus administrators must commit the human and financial resources to…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Faculty Advisers, Faculty Handbooks
Houpt, Ann – 1985
After discussing the importance of good academic advising, this paper briefly describes the status of advising in 15 community colleges (all but one in New Jersey), highlights especially salient issues, and offers suggestions for the improvement of student advising. Introductory comments point out the benefits of academic advising to the student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Counseling Objectives, Educational Counseling
Reeves, Sandra; Turlington, Anita J. – 1994
This handbook is intended to provide Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) faculty and staff with strategies and resources for teaching and advising students in special populations as defined in the 1990 Perkins Act. Listed first are general tips for setting a positive tone. The remaining three sections discuss the characteristics of students with…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Clearinghouses
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1984
The Course Sequencing Pathways Computer Support System was developed at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to aid students and advisors in selecting appropriate courses based on test scores, MDCC graduation requirements, the university of choice (if applicable), and the student's major. A student report, which is calculated on-line, is available…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Courses
Kazazes, Barbara A. – 1982
An effective academic advising system can assist in the retention of two-year college students; however, the institution and its faculty must be committed to providing such a system. Establishing a successful advising system would require the following: (1) a clear distinction must be made between academic advising and course scheduling; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Donohue, John P.; And Others – 1984
Various aspects of the development of a computerized matriculation system at Oakton Community College (OCC) are described in this collection of reports and papers. First, John P. Donahue provides background information on the system, focusing on the personnel involved in designing the system and offering observations about the development of a…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Prince George's Community Coll., Largo, MD. Dept. of Human Development. – 1983
The computer-assisted management model described in this manual was implemented by the Counseling and Human Development Department at Prince George's Community College for the purposes of Student Testing, Advisement, Retention, and Tracking (START). As introductory material notes, START is an integrated computerized system which tracks student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Counseling
Sprawls, Helen; And Others – 1984
A transcription is presented of a conference sponsored by Rio Salado Community College (RSCC) to provide information on the use of audio teleconferencing to offer live, interactive classes for the homebound. After an introductory statement on RSCC's Homebound Project, Jan Baltzer provides an overview of the SUNDIAL network, RSCC's audio…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Home Instruction
