
Key Ways to Improve Academic Advisement in Higher Education
As fall semesters kick in across the country, two major concerns stay top-of-mind for many higher education leaders: student retention and success.
The number of students dropping out with no degree is growing, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. At the same time, mental health and financial challenges are taking a toll on learners, making the college journey even more stressful, especially for underserved, first-generation and low-income students.
Mental health, financial aid, and academic and career advising services can help. In our new study, Driving Toward a Degree 2023: Awareness, Belonging, and Coordination, we found that when learners were more aware that their institution offered academic advising, they were ten percentage points more likely to feel confident that they would pass their courses that term and graduate on time.