How Alternative Approaches to Placement Impact Student Retention

Nationwide, new approaches to college placement are positively changing institutional relationships with incoming students. In 2015, Alabama's Jacksonville State University (JSU) replaced traditional high-stakes testing and a developmental course structure with a simple, well-mapped placement diagnostic and personalized study path. Subsequently, students have been able to more quickly enroll in credit-bearing courses, saving them money and streamlining the route to degree completion.

Pandemic-related learning disruptions have created new college-readiness challenges. With longitudinal data now in hand, JSU leaders are evaluating how their model for placement and review is impacting student success and retention.

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