As many community college students around the country struggle to complete degrees, Dallas College in Texas is assigning “success coaches” to help students address whatever stands between them and graduation.
DALLAS (AP) — Daisy Donjuan’s family never saw the value in college. After graduating from high school, she did what was expected of her — dropped education, worked and pitched
DALLAS (AP) Daisy Donjuan’s family never saw the value in college. After graduating from high school, she did what was expected of her dropped education, worked and pitched in at home.
When she en.
As many community college students around the country struggle to complete degrees, Dallas College in Texas is assigning “success coaches” to help students address whatever stands between them and graduation. Experts say supporting students particularly those who come from nontraditional paths is key as difficult circumstances, unclear pathways to a career and uncertainty about the value of pursuing a college can derail their education. The investment three years ago at Dallas College nearly doubled the school’s advising capacity.