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AP Practice Exams: What You Didn’t Know

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Achieving these exam scores will either grant you college credit hours or allow you to take upper-level courses without the needed prerequisites. Engaging videos with interactive lessons scratch beneath the surface on more advanced topics to improve participation and enforce longer retention. How does this work?

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Institutional Research: Get to Know Them (and Let Them Get to Know You)!

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Also, for private grants and awards, understanding utilization rates to see which funds go underused (and why) are important for enrollment leaders to consider when adjusting strategy. Institutional research grants. there may be dedicated resources to oversee research grant expenditures, allocations, and other usage of those funds.

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SUNY Sees Performance, Retention Boosts From Student Success Program Expansion

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SUNY Potsdam, one of the 25 participating schools, is already seeing improved student retention and higher GPAs. SUNY's replication of the program serves students across 25 SUNY partner colleges — 13 community colleges and 12 baccalaureate-granting colleges. One campus is already seeing positive results.

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Cornell University Diversity Statistics

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Cornells retention rate of 97% of students returning after their first year is another sign that they feel supported and want to stay. If youre one of the 60% of undergraduates receiving financial aid, your package could include an average grant of $59,302. If affordability has been a concern, Cornell is here to help.

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USDA Grants $33M to Support Projects at 19 Land-Grant HBCUs

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The grants will help fund curriculum design, faculty development, student recruitment and retention, and research. There are 19 1890 land-grant historically Black colleges and universities, including private institution Tuskegee University. What Are 1890 Land-Grant Institutions?

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Remembering Dr. Lee Noel

Ruffaloni

The company would go on to be the firm for student and institutional success, and Lee became a national authority, publishing numerous articles and three books, with 1985’s Increasing Student Retention becoming a landmark on the topic. Lee co-founded Noel-Levitz in 1984.

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Basic Needs Assistance Bolstered College Student Retention: Report

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Southern New Hampshire University students who received basic needs assistance from the school saw higher retention rates. SNHU distributed a total of $107 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund grants to 51,257 qualifying learners to help with basic needs during the pandemic.