Credit for prior learning is an effective strategy for adult learners, promoting faster degree completion and better employment outcomes, which enhances their earnings post-graduation.
First-generation students make up 54 percent of all undergraduates in the U.S., or about 8.2 million students. But only one in four first-generation students graduates with a college degree, compared to nearly 60 percent of continuing-generation students.
"The legislation also extends statewide a CSU pilot program that this year sent all qualified high school seniors in Riverside County an offer of admission to 10 campuses, most of which are under-enrolled."
Two years in an after-school program improves math scores by 20 percentile points. It increases attendance, it reduces behavioral suspensions and expulsions, and it closes the achievement gap between low- and high-income families
"For many years the only data we had was how many students come and use the services how many times," as well as some student identification data, Betancourt said. "I always thought we need more than that-we need to know more than that."
The University of Georgia System Board of Regents' decision to consolidate East Georgia State College into Georgia Southern University aims to improve student success and access to degree programs.
