Crossing the Finish Line: A National Effort to Address Near Completion

Institution	Institute for Higher Education Policy
Titel	Crossing the Finish Line: A National Effort to Address Near Completion
Quelle	(2011), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Higher Education; Labor Market; Colleges; College Graduates; College Credits; Ability; Paying for College; Student Recruitment; Eligibility; Time to Degree; Academic Degrees; Enrollment; Academic Persistence; Degree Requirements; Adult Students; Reentry Students; Nontraditional Students; School Holding Power + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Leistung; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Studienfinanzierung; Eignung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Einschulung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Zweiter Bildungsweg
Abstract	The success of America's economy depends on a dramatic increase in the number and diversity of people who complete college with a high-quality credential. To meet this goal, the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) is leading a national effort to increase support for students who left higher education without a degree but are eligible for or just shy of one. Much of the federal, state, and philanthropic effort to raise completion rates has focused on increasing the number of students who are college ready, bolstering support for students who successfully access college and equipping adults who seek new skills with pathways to quality degrees and credentials with labor market value. However, equal attention must be paid to students who have invested substantial resources in seeking a college credential, either at the associate's or bachelor's levels, but have left within striking distance of that degree. IHEP refers to this phenomenon as "near completion". The goal of this brief is to help elevate the concept of near completion and to highlight ways in which institutions serving these students, as well as policymakers, researchers, and employers, can reengage and graduate this population. The brief first defines near completers and, based on conversations with a range of key college completion stakeholders, offers a framework for addressing near completion. Next, the brief highlights some regional and national efforts that are targeting near completers and some of the early findings from this work. The concluding section offers strategies that higher education leaders and other interested stakeholders can use right now to move the needle on college completion for these students. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Higher Education Policy. 1320 19th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-861-8223; Fax: 202-861-9307; e-mail: institute@ihep.org; Web site: http://www.ihep.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10