Student Success in the Community College

What Really Works?

Terry U. O'Banion, Marguerite M. Culp

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781475856330
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

For much of the twentieth century, the definition of success for most community colleges revolved around student retention and graduation. This definition no longer works—if it ever did. In Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? respected community college leaders, researchers, and innovators argue that student success is about redesigning community colleges in a manner that is consistent with each college's mission, goals, student population, and resources. Concluding that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to increasing student success, chapter authors analyze national, state, and regional efforts to increase student success; identify principles institutions can use to frame student success initiatives; and outline specific actions community colleges can take to increase student—and institutional—success. Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? also provides concrete examples of effective student success initiatives in a variety of community college settings.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Foreword
• Preface
• It’s Time to Reimagine the American Community College
• Guidelines for Student and Institutional Success
• Leveraging Technology to Increase Student Success
• Student Success Requires Effective Cultures of Evidence
• The Role of Presidents, Trustees, and College Leaders in Student Success
• Collaboration between Academic and Student Affairs
• Collective Impact
• Realizing Potential for Transformational Change
• Increasing Student Success
• What Really Works in Student Success?
• About the Editors and Contributors