The causes of poor retention.
Online student retention strategies.
By understanding these unique challenges higher education staff can develop innovative and efficient programs to boost retention rates and help students stay in school.
4 strategies for increasing online student retention and satisfaction.
To tackle the problem universities must understand the leading reasons students drop.
Despite the tremendous growth of online education programs student retention for online courses remains problematic.
Retention strategies are always learned and never mastered.
The key to a successful online retention program is the realization that student retention is everybody s job.
Studies also reveal that attrition from online programs can be as high as 70 to 80 dagger wade conlan 2004.
The highest online part time retention rate was at liberty university where 49 percent of students earned a degree.
The attrition rate from online universities is often cited as 20 to 50 diaz 2002.
From an academic advising standpoint supporting online learners is best achieved by establishing solid meaningful student advisor relationships.
A study in australia found that 44 of online students finish their studies compared to 77 of on campus students.
10 strategies for boosting student retention.