Online Learning Update

By Ashley A. Smith, Inside Higher Ed
Research has shown that the more college credits students take per term, the more likely they are to graduate — and on time. Many colleges and states have responded to those findings and implemented new programs, offered incentives and enacted policy that encourage students to pursue at least 12 college credits per semester to graduate on time within two or four years. But every student can’t attend college full-time. Officials at Boston’s Bunker Hill Community College are finding that part-time students are more likely to re-enroll in learning communities that offer mentors and additional advising.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/08/28/bunker-hill-sees-increase-part-time-retention-and-persistence