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  ##  Scaling College Student Success 

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 ### Scaling College Student Success

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**U.S. college enrollment**1 - 19.28 million undergraduate college students in 2024

### Enrollment status

- 62% Full Time
- 38% Part Time

### Institution type

- 30% 2-Year
- 70% 4-Year

### First-generation students

First-generation students account for nearly one-third2 of college undergraduates. These are undergraduates from households where neither parent has attained a four-year degree.

43% - First-generation students who leave college without obtaining a degree3

### Six factors that can help college students succeed

- Smaller class sizes4
- First-year experience courses or bridge programs emphasizing college preparedness and life skills development
- Scholarships and financial aid
- Peer mentorships5
- Campus activities that increase student engagement and "cultural capital"5
- Use of library resources6

### PrepSTEP resources that can help students achieve their post-secondary goals

- College success skills tutorials on developing organizational strategies, building information literacy skills, communicating with professors, managing money and more
- Scholarship finder tool that allows students to search among 24,000 scholarships and other awards
- Practice sets and tutorials for improving core skills in math, science, reading, writing and grammar
- Career exploration tools and occupational license test preparation for careers in allied health, nursing, teaching, law enforcement, the military and the trade professions

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#### References

1. Hanson, M. (2025, March 17). College enrollment &amp; student demographic statistics. Education Data Initiative. Retrieved from <https://educationdata.org/college-enrollment-statistics>
2. Whitley, S. E., Benson, G., &amp; Wesaw, A. (2018). First-generation student success: A landscape analysis of programs and services at four-year institutions. Washington, DC: NASPA. Retrieved from [https://firstgen.naspa.org/files/dmfile/NASPA-First-generation-Student-…](https://firstgen.naspa.org/files/dmfile/NASPA-First-generation-Student-Success-FULL-REPORT.pdf)
3. Petty, T. (2014). Motivating first-generation students to academic success and college completion. College Student Journal, 48(2), 257-264.
4. Millea, M., Wills, R., Elder, A., &amp; Molina, D. (2018). What matters in college student success? Determinants of college retention and graduation rates. Education, 138(4), 309-322.
5. Sanacore, J., &amp; Palumbo, A. (2015, May 22). Let's help first generation students succeed. Chronide of Higher Education, 61(36), 1-5.
6. Brown, K. &amp; Malenfant, K. J. (2017). Academic library impact on student learning and success: Findings from assessment in action team projects. Association of College &amp; Research Libraries. Retrieved from [http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/issues/value/f…](http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/issues/value/findings_y3.pdf)



 

  

 

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