Retaining people no longer credited toward college completion--a group known in academic parlance as "stop outs"--is a core concern among administrators seeking to remove barriers to education. Preventing stop outs from becoming stay outs means re-enrolling students beset by debt, or targeting vulnerable demos close to graduation. High-touch advocacy examples from Stark State College, Wayne Community College (North Carolina), Wake Technical Community College and State University of New York (SUNY) includes data study, personalized outreach and a suite of wraparound services to ensure students remain enrolled. This article presents how community college programs aim to prevent stop outs from becoming stay outs.