Learning Community Success
The Learning Communities Program is intended to promote a variety of activities commonly linked with enhanced general education outcomes:
- Stronger student academic achievement
- Higher levels of student retention
- Greater student-to-student interaction and social support networks
- Increased faculty-student interaction
- Established academic support networks
- Eased transition to college
- Higher levels of satisfaction with college experience
Specific to Minnesota State Mankato, data shows the difference in year 1 retention rates, GPAs, 4-year and 6-year graduation rates of first time, full-time undergraduate students who were in a learning community and those who were not. All indicators are more positive for the students who participated in a learning community.
Undergraduate First Time, Full-Time Students
|
In Learning Community |
Not in Learning Community |
1 Year Retention Rates Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 |
87.0% 88.5% 82.6% 78.4% |
71.1% 75.7% 77.3% 71.4% |
GPA Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 |
3.20 3.21 3.14 3.07 3.13 |
2.93 2.97 3.03 2.95 3.05 |
4 Year Graduation Rates Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 |
25.2% 30.3% 34.1% |
26.5% 25.8% 27.6% |
6 Year Graduation Rates Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 |
57.6% 55.7% 61.2% |
49.5% 50.7% 51.1% |
Note: Power BI using only In or Not In Learning Community as Filter