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| UA
Strategic Plan 2009 |
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Goal |
Student
Success |
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Objective |
Increase
retention rates for undergraduate freshmen |
| Narrative/Description |
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A National Center for Education Statistics report (August 2001) found that the strongest predictor of degree attainment, and thus retention, was the academic preparation from high school. Nationally, the retention rate to a student’s second year has been decreasing. |
| Measurable Outcome |
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Increase retention rates in certificate, associate and baccalaureate programs. |
| Metric |
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Retention rate for first-time, full-time cohorts in undergraduate degree and certificate programs. Retention is calculated at the UA system level. FY05 retention is the proportion of first-time, full-time undergraduate students enrolling in fall 2003 that re-enrolled in an undergraduate degree program anywhere in the UA system in fall 2004. For example, UAA’s fall-to-fall retention rate is calculated as the number of UAA first-time, full-time undergraduate freshman who re-enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at UAA, UAF or UAS the following fall. Stop out students, students that leave for a semester or more and return, are included in this rate calculation. |
| Assumptions for Current Targets and Goals |
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To achieve the 2010 retention goal of 67.4 percent, UA must increase 1 percentage point each year for the next four years. Undergraduate retention rates have increased significantly over the last few years; however, they reached a temporary plateau at 64.1 percent retention system-wide in FY06, down from 65.4 percent in FY05 and falling about 1.5 percentage points below the FY06 target. This decrease is primarily accounted for by UAA and UAF, who both indicate this is a temporary fluctuation and that continued increases during the next few years are still expected. In light of this prospect, the UA system undergraduate retention goal of more than 66 percent in FY07 should be reasonable. |
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