Sometimes I have students who are experiencing depression. How do I get them to open up with out getting to personal?

Most students that drop here do so in the first or second term. We track attendance daily. Also, learning the students' name early on seems to make a big difference. It shows that we care enough to know who they are and that makes discussing their concerns easier.We get a sheet with the students' photo I.D., their name and program of interest. Memorize it. I wonder how many schools do this?

I'm often times amazed at how many students are lost in the first two weeks of school because of an instructor who is not student focused and uses the philosophy that they are going to "weed out" students during that first week to avoid drops later. The first week of school is a time when every member of faculty and staff is solely focused on the successful integration of the new students.

I found some great ideas in here for student services, some which we already participate in and some others that would be benificial to start implementing

What does your placement department do to reach students throughout training? What could be improved to increase student retention?

Develop a list of ideal school involvement activities that can be implemented in your school to increase student retention.

What kind of comprehensive orientation program can be put in place at your school? Or how can your current orientation program be improved to increase student retention?

At our school the other day we had a meeting to discuss rention. It is very improtant that everyone in our staff be present because we are all involved in there lives.

What are some whys we can get the students to understand attrition?

Students have problems in there life most of the time so I try to help them with as much help as I can . If I feel like I can't help I will send them to my Director for further assistance.

I think instructors should have a meeting once a month about retention.

How do you get students to listen and understand and face their problems?

How do I explain attrition to my students?

I think the retention plays an important roll with our students.

The school where I work has tried many methods of increasing student retention. All methods were informally thrown out to instructors and other school personnel with the expectation that each person involved would act accordingly. Each individual appeared to work on their own, and no real improvements in retention were made. A few months back the school established a three step program of working with students to locate problems early. The three step program: (1) Student advising (consultation) by the instructor. (An informal meeting between the instructor and student and the instructor keep record of such meeting.) (2) Instructor / student consultation and a written memo sent to Academic Review Committee (3) Instructor / student meeting with Academic Review Committee relating to student issues and concerns. This method appears to be working. It is not 100% retention rate; however there appears to be fewer drops this past six months. Only time will tell if this really works and what changes may have to be made. Are there any other such programs in place out there?

I want to reach students who have the capability to succeed, but do not apply themselves, while maintaining academic integrity.

Our school implemented stricter interaction between student and instructor. Not all retention burdens fall onto Services. This appears to be working, however, it is not 100%. Are there any other schools with this student/instructor interaction? Does it appear to be helping with retention?

I am looking for a book/cd that could be given to prospective students . Something dealing with career search, getting control of your life, motivation etc.

In post secondary education, is it better to give a small number of students a higher quality of education or is it better to give a lesser quality to a larger number of students in order to gain recognition and accredidation for a school.