5 reasons non-academic resources are the key to student success

By Melvin Hines
12/15/21 – University Business

“The current dropout rate for undergraduate students in the United States is 40%, according to a recent report by the Education Data Initiative. At Upswing, a wraparound student services organization dedicated to creating parity in the resources available to non-traditional and online students, we think a lot about this number.

In our work helping colleges and universities retain students and reduce the dropout rate, we’ve discovered that traditional academic supports are not the primary solution to attrition. Rather, non-academic resources are the key to student success.

Here are five reasons why students need non-academic supports to succeed in class and stay in school.”…Read about the 5 reasons why non-academic resources are the key to student success here.