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ERIC Number: EJ1491323
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-2474-3429
Available Date: 0000-00-00
More Is Better: The Association of Multiple Experiential Learning Courses and Graduation Rate among College Students
Anita Carol Swayze; Jim K. Rost; Janet McCormick
Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, v8 n4 p44-56 2025
As Federal and State governments have prioritized a college completion agenda, there is an increased emphasis on graduation rates as a key measure of student success. Rising tuition costs and skepticism about the return on investment in higher education have driven initiatives like the Complete College agenda and evolving funding formulas. As such, colleges and universities have implemented Quality Enhancement Plans (QEPS) to better support their students and improve student success outcomes. Prior research has demonstrated that student participation in Experiential Learning (EXL) as a foundational QEP has had a significant positive effect on student success in higher education. Building on prior research, the purpose of this article was to examine whether graduation frequency at a large regional institution in Tennessee increases incrementally with each experiential learning course completed. Results of this study indicated that there was a significant association between graduation frequency and incremental completion of EXL courses.
California State University. 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90802. Tel: 301-243-3307; Web site: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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