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Vincent Tinto

    Completing College
    Leaving College
    • Leaving College

      • 312 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.3(15)Add rating

      Synthesizes research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce it. The key to effective retention, the author demonstrates, is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus.

      Leaving College
    • Completing College

      Rethinking Institutional Action

      • 283 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      4.1(93)Add rating

      Focusing on student retention in higher education, the book presents a comprehensive framework for administrators to enhance degree completion rates. Drawing on over two decades of research, it identifies key conditions that foster student success, such as high expectations, structured support, and active engagement with peers and faculty. Tinto emphasizes the classroom as the focal point for institutional efforts, offering practical strategies based on the latest findings to improve student outcomes and retention rates in colleges.

      Completing College