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5 Reasons to Consider Academic Coaching

DC College Counseling

But did you know there’s another type of coach, the kind that doesn’t focus on footwork or cardio? Academic coaches train high school, college and graduate students for academic success. If so, an academic coach might be just what your student needs. Do they seem overwhelmed?

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10 Key Strategies to Improve Student Retention in Higher Education

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Offering Robust Academic Support Services Academic challenges are one of the leading reasons students drop out. By promoting tutoring centers, academic coaching, and faculty office hours, your institution can reinforce its commitment to student success. Source: Nichols College | Instagram 3.

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Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities

EAB

Surveyed adult learners consistently identify student support services as an important factor when making an enrollment decision. But as my colleague Ed Venit described , student success efforts for graduate students and other adult learner populations often lag behind those at the undergraduate level.