Advising model boosts community college retention as students flee 4-year degree

A new report has found a continuing trend of students leaving four-year colleges compared to two-year programs — with experts pointing to a successful advising model in helping to increase community college retention. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found by the start of the 2022-23 academic year the number of students who left their respective college grew to nearly 37 million — a 2.9 percent growth compared to the previous year. But the overall number of students ages 18 to 64 leaving was largely seen in four-year schools compared to two-year programs.