How can student success initiatives scale? – Education Dive

Dive Brief:

• Several colleges and nonprofit organizations run programs that offer support services to help students graduate, but scaling these initiatives can be difficult, according to a recent working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
• The researchers reviewed eight programs that were evaluated through randomized controlled trials. Some of them helped boost student completion rates, and several efforts have been replicated at other institutions.
• The paper looks at methods to help such programs grow, including ways to oversee efforts and gain funding.

Dive Insight:
Around two-thirds of students who began a bachelor’s program at a four-year school completed their degree at the same institution within six years, according to the most recent federal data. And only around one-quarter of first-time, full-time community college students complete their associate degrees within three years.

Some colleges have been combating this phenomenon by offering students wraparound services meant to help address problems that could derail their education.

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