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Community College Advisers Help Students Stay In School

Students schedule advising appointments at Cuyahoga Community College counseling office. (Michelle Kanu/Ideastream)
Students schedule advising appointments at Cuyahoga Community College counseling office. (Michelle Kanu/Ideastream)

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 20 percent of first-time, full-time two-year college students complete an associates degree within three years.

One community college in Cleveland is trying to change that by making sure students meet early and often with academic advisers.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Michelle Kanu of WCPN brings us this report.

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