#student-retention

#student-retention

A 2018 study by EAB found that, on average, three in 10 students enrolled in any given course don't earn credit for it, leaving them with what are known as "unproductive credits." Among the gateway courses analyzed—Calculus 1, General Biology, Chemistry 1 and General Psychology—some universities reported an unproductive-credit rate as high as 46 percent.

Pisors stepped down Thursday, the day before a special meeting called by board chair Marilyn Pearson-Adams to discuss concerns about student growth and retention, according to meeting documents.