2002: NASS STUDENT RETENTION REPORT

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2002 NASS STUDENT RETENTION REPORT

• Who Does NASS Serve and How Do They Fare At NAU

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Presentation Outline

• Definitions
• Number of Native Americans served by NASS
• First year retention
• Most popular NASS services
• Visit frequency
• Persisters Non-persisters
• -Average GPA
• -Participation in other SA departments
• -Residence Life
• Successful first semester courses

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University Definitions

• First Time Full Time freshmen
• Graduated from high school within the last year
  or have never before enrolled at NAU
• Are enrolled for 12 or more credit hours
• Are transferring fewer than 12 credit hours
• First Time Part Time freshmen
• Graduated from high school within the last year
  or have never before enrolled at NAU
• Are enrolled for 11 or fewer credit hours
• May be carrying 12 hours or more hours with
  remedial or other hours at the community college
• Are transferring fewer than 12 credit hours

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1999-2002 NASS Cohorts

• On average,
• NASS serves 484 students each year.
• 27 (132) of these students are new (freshmen
  transfers) to NAU each year.
• 260 Native Americans are new (freshmen
  transfers) to NAU each year.
• NASS serves 51 (132) of these 260 new students.

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1999-2002 First-Year Retention Rates
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Fall 2002Most Popular NASS Services

• Resource Use in Office
• 216 students (all academic levels)
• average of 3.7 times per student per semester
• Academic Advising
• 247 students (all academic levels)
• average of 2.5 times per student per semester
• Financial Assistance
• 123 students (all academic levels)
• average of 1.2 times per student per semester
• Social Activities
• 72 students (all academic levels)
• average of 1.9 times per student per semester

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Student Visit Frequency
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Average Office Visits
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NASS Freshmen Average 1st Semester GPA
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Retention of NASS Students Who Also Participate
in Other SA Activities
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Fall 2002 - 1st Semester Courses
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What does this mean where do we go from here?

• Are we reaching our target population?
• How will our MOVE affect the services we have to
  offer?
• Will the MOVE affect the number of students who
  visit NASS?
• Why the low retention rates for NASS full time
  students living on-campus or using Campus Rec, Ed
  Support, or Afterhours?
• Why the high retention rates for NASS part time
  students living on campus or using Career
  Services or Ed Support?
• Look at previous years 1st semester courses to
  see if we can identify any trends and/or
  consistencies.