Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success Strategies

In recent years, as many states have prioritized goals such as reducing time-to-credential and providing more fluid entry and exit points for higher education, there has been an increased policy emphasis on credit mobility, credit for prior learning, and dual and concurrent enrollment. States have also moved to support academic initiatives such as corequisite remediation, the use of open educational resources, and dedicated first-year student supports to encourage student retention and completion.

These academic success strategies are explored across three resources.

• Download the WICHE Insights, Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success, to learn more about how states in the WICHE region are developing and implementing academic success strategies and policies to support college completion.
• A forthcoming accompanying research summary will provide an overview of research and evidence related to key academic success strategies.
• See below for a dashboard of selected academic strategies by state.

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Academic Success Strategies Across the Region

This dashboard highlights academic success strategies identified in state strategic plans across the region. Use the filter on the right to view by academic success strategy. State-by-state scans of completion strategies can be viewed on the state completion profiles.

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