Course Topic: Leveraging student transitions to improve college success

Course Overview

Managing student transition is vital to college retention, persistence, and graduation. Nearly half of the students entering postsecondary institutions leave within the first two years and do not return to complete their college education. Studies show that most college dropouts struggle with managing transitions.

This course presents a systematic step-by-step process to help facilitate student transitions. The training offers strategies, skills, and practices that are easy to use in supporting successful college transitions. Course participants learn how to leverage transitions to support student success and college completion.

The course is open to counselors, advisors, students, parents, and administrators. Learn how you can leverage transitions to help advance retention, persistence, and college completion. Sign up now.

Course Objective

This course is designed to help participants gain knowledge and skills in managing student transitions. Participants will learn how to

ü  Identify critical elements in student transitions

ü  Describe processes and elements in the student transition cycle

ü  Evaluate student transitions using the change management KIT framework

ü  Apply the change management KIT model to leverage transitions for better college completion and student success

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will gain knowledge in student adjustment and adaptation processes. Participants will learn how to use the change management KIT model to leverage and manage transitions for student success.

What is covered

·        Introduction to transition management

·        Effective transition management strategies, skills , and practices

·        Assessment of  student transition  needs

·        Plan to support effective student transitions

How you will benefit

·        Increased awareness of the critical factors in student transitions

·        Enhance knowledge and skills to facilitate effective student transitions

·        Develop a customized transition management plan to improve student transition practices at your institution

·        Improve your ability to contribute positively toward college retention, completion, and student success