Dropout vs. Time to Degree: The Existing Tension between Retaining and Graduating ‘At-Risk’ Students in a Timely Manner

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Authors: Basavaraj, P., & Garibay, I. In Proceedings of the 20th Annual SIG Conference on Information Technology Education (pp. 154-154). ACM.

Students’ dropout and delayed graduation have been serious issues in higher education. Especially, the dropout rates are high, and time-to-graduation is longer than usual in computing programs. Higher education institutions are under pressure to retain at-risk students and helping them to graduate in a timely manner. In this work, we show the need for flexibility in terms of recommending courses and offering additional classes (or sessions) to retain and graduate at-risk students.

Citation: Basavaraj, P., & Garibay, I. (2019, September). Dropout vs. Time to Degree: The Existing Tension between Retaining and Graduating’At-Risk’Students in a Timely Manner. In Proceedings of the 20th Annual SIG Conference on Information Technology Education (pp. 154-154). ACM.