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Heard, Frank B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Shelby State Community College (SSCC) in Tennessee to determine the extent, causes, and solutions to the problem of student retention. The study involved: (1) a comparative analysis of headcounts to assess the extent of the dropout problem, which indicated that enrollments declined sharply from 5,289 in 1983 to 3,399 in…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Prevention
