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Ripon College Offers Free Tuition to Wisconsin Residents

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Ripon College announced a financial aid program offering Wisconsin residents free tuition. Students whose families fall above that threshold will be guaranteed tuition costs no higher than those at the state's flagship university. For students from families earning $75,000 or less, tuition will be free. And will it pay off?

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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. The ASAP and ACE programs at CUNY have shown, through randomized controlled trials , to increase student retention and completion. One campus is already seeing positive results.

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SUNY Sees Performance, Retention Boosts From Student Success Program Expansion

BestColleges

SUNY Potsdam, one of the 25 participating schools, is already seeing improved student retention and higher GPAs. The ASAP and ACE programs at CUNY have shown, through randomized controlled trials , to increase student retention and completion. One campus is already seeing positive results.

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From Day One: Nine Effective Onboarding Strategies to Retain New Families

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You can access the recording to learn about a comprehensive approach to onboarding new families: Beyond Enrollment–Onboarding K-12 Families for Retention Success. The following are nine critical first-year retention strategies for your new families. Late tuition payments. Disciplinary problems.

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36 Key Questions to Assess your School’s Enrollment Marketing Efforts

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Through my work with schools in my Enrollment Catalyst Program , I conduct a comprehensive assessment of admissions, retention, marketing, tuition and financial aid, and staffing. 2—Retention How do your retention stats overall and by grade level compare to the previous years? What worked? What didn’t work?

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Optimize the Off-Season: Planning for School Enrollment Success in 2024-25

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The right plan can make all the difference in your recruitment and retention efforts. This should encompass a review of admissions, retention, marketing, and tuition/financial aid strategies. Yet, the reality for many independent and faith-based schools is a lack of a coherent strategy.

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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. government distributes over $22 billion in Title IV funding nationally each year (including both grants and loans), but the majority goes to tuition, with very little left to help with students' basic needs."