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How I Reduced the DFW Rate

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology department at Seminole State College What is a DFW rate? The term “DFW rate” refers to the percentage of students in a course or program who receive a D or F, or who withdraw (W) from the course.

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Navigating Institutional Accreditation: How to Get it and Keep it: Helping colleges and universities navigate the accreditation process successfully

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Institutional accreditation is a quality assurance process that provides colleges and universities access to critical resources once attained: federal financial aid, the ability to transfer and accept student transcripts and credits, and the increased likelihood of degree acceptance from employers and other higher ed institutions.

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Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

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Coupled with this, the college-age generation is far more “debt adverse” than previous generations, and, despite the evidence which shows that a college degree results in significantly more income over a lifetime, they question the cost of a degree and that it outweighs its benefits.

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Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom

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For former Mesa Community College student, Sam McFadden, a two-week, full-time “wire harness bootcamp quite literally changed my life, and has put me in a position to be successful in my career, and complete my education. The microcredential should demonstrate without ambiguity the students’ skill in critical thinking/problem-solving.”.

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A Guide to the Accreditation Process with the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)

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A lumni and Employer Survey Results: The program must have at least one completed cohort, and feedback from that cohort must be available. Other types of questionnaires, like ones for graduates' and students' learning experiences, can also be made available by the program. There should also be an employer survey.