Faculty Committee on Student Retention
Purpose
The purpose of the committee is to identify resources and provide information for PCC faculty to employ and aid in the retention of students. Additionally, the committee serves as a forum for faculty-to-faculty dialog about student retention. This site includes information and activities for faculty to use in the classroom and with students.
2006-2007 Committee Members
Tammy Dowd, Christopher Edwards, Rebecca Mathern, Janice Rank, Shari Rochelle, Jan Underwood, and Jane Zunkel
What is "student retention"?
- "Retention is the process of helping students meet their needs so they will persist in their education toward the achievement of the educational aims they value" (Moxley, et. al. Keeping Students in Higher Education).
- "Student's satisfactory progress toward his/her educational objectives" (Parkland College http://www.cscsr.org/article_enrollment_management.htm).
- "Students achieving their objectives" (Kerka, S. Strategies for Retaining Adult Students: The Educationally Disadvantaged, ERIC Digest No. 76).
- "Term-to-term, year-to-year, persistence to graduation within a specified time period" (www.communitycollegepolicy.org).