FOCUS: RETENTION

Retaining students has become a major priority for today’s community colleges. Design a retention plan that fits the unique needs of your college and your students.

Join Us For Our 5th Annual Workshop June 8 And 9, 2010

In Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Overview

National funding sources for community colleges are placing an increased emphasis on success and retention. As open enrollment institutions, ensuring student success and retaining them through to graduation continue to present major challenges for community colleges. Since no two community college students are alike – in initial preparation, goals, and commitment, a one-size-fits all retention plan will not work at a college. But by understanding the needs of your market segments, retention strategies can be crafted by segment that will combine into a successful retention plan for your college.

Join your community college colleagues in beautiful Steamboat Springs, CO to draft strategies for making retention work at your college!

Who Should Attend

This seminar is a must for your chief retention strategists. But to make the biggest impact on your college, bring your entire team. Key members for making this workshop a success include your leadership from faculty, student services, academic support services, academic affairs, marketing, and institutional research.

Why You Should Attend

One marketing strategy does not work when recruiting students and one retention strategy does not work when retaining students. You’ll learn how to segment your student body and with precision apply retention strategies that work for those target markets. 

• Understand the benchmarks you need to use to analyze retention with your student body

• Explore the role of your college’s brand promises in creating student satisfaction and retention – or dissatisfaction and departure

•  Assess the impact of your communication strategies in retaining your students

•  Learn proven retention strategies for your target markets (high school students, working adults, remedial and developmental students, and minorities)

•  Create your plan – and gain institutional buy-in for data-driven retention at your College

To view a complete agenda for the retention workshop, click here.

Seminar Leaders

Kathi Swanson, Ph.D. – President, CLARUS Corporation

Dr. Kathi Swanson is a popular and highly rated speaker who has made numerous presentations at ACCCA, AACC, Chair Academy , NCIA, and NCMPR district and national conferences. Kathi has served as president of CLARUS Corporation, the first firm to focus exclusively on community colleges, since its inception in 1988.  

Craig Justice, Ph.D. – Vice President of Instruction, Irvine Valley College

Dr. Craig Justice has over 35 years of experience in California community colleges, specializing in strategies for student retention and in strategies for optimal class scheduling designed to reach enrollment management targets. He has published in curriculum development, has participated in software development for scheduling and enrollment management, and has spoken at ACCCA, AACC, NCIA, the Chair Academy, and Academic Senate of CCC plenary sessions, among others. In April, 2008 he presented “Keeping New Students: Boosting Enrollment through Retention” in a webinar for Magna Publications.

See What Attendees Are Saying

See what the attendees at the previous CLARUS Corporation workshops have to say (click here)

Register Today!

Seats are limited so register today. Registration fee per person is $795, paid prior to May 10, 2010. After May 10, 2010, registration fee per person increases to $895. 

Discounts are available for multiple attendees from a college (15% per person off registration after first college registration).

or call 1.800.896.7431 Ext. 102 for more information.

Attend this workshop and learn the secrets of retention success.

Lodging/ About The Location     www.steamboat.com

Summer in Steamboat Springs means cool melted snow, crisp fresh air, and flowers in full bloom. Break away for two info-packed days full of sunshine and fun among friends.

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