Proactive Advising Program Summary Results
Table 1. Closing the Gap: Proactive Advising Cohort 1 (Fall 2017), Retention over 9 semesters
| First-Generation Student Group |
Retention at start of Semester 2 (Spring 2018) |
Retention at start of Semester 3 (Fall 2018) |
Retention at start of Semester 4 (Spring 2019) |
Retention at start of Semester 5 (Fall 2019) |
Retention at start of Semester 6 (Spring 2020) |
Retention at start of Semester 7 (Fall 2020) |
Retention at start of Semester 8 (Spring 2021) | Retention at start of Semester 9 (Fall 2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=106) | 92% | 79% | 68% | 65% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 53% |
| MSU First-Gen Students (N=1109) | 92% | 71% | 63% | 57% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 50% |
| Difference between RCOAL Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students | same | +8% | +5% | +8% | +4% | +6% | +7% | +3% |
| RCOAL First Generation Non-Participants (N=27) | 78% | no data | no data | 39% | 37% | 37% | 33% | 37% |
| Within College Difference (RCOAL) | +14% | - | - | +26% | +22% | +22% | +24% | +16% |
| First-Generation Student Group |
Retention at start of Semester 2 (Spring 2019) |
Retention at start of Semester 3 (Fall 2019) |
Retention at start of Semester 4 (Spring 2020) |
Retention at start of Semester 5 (Fall 2020) |
Retention at start of Semester 6 (Spring 2021) | Retention at start of Semester 7 (Fall 2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=117) | 90% | 79% | 73% | 65% | 63% | 65% |
| MSU First-Gen Students (N=994) | 85% | 72% | 66% | 60% | 58% | 56% |
|
Difference between RCOAL Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students |
+5% | +7% | +7% | +5% | +5% | +9% |
| RCOAL First Generation Non-Participants (N=21) | 56% | 52% | 57% | 48% | 43% | 48% |
| Within College Difference (RCOAL) | +14% | +27% | +16% | +17% | +20% | +17% |
| CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=113) | 85% | 70% | 65% | 58% | 58% | 58% |
|
Difference between CNAS Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students |
same | -2% | -1% | -2% | same | +2% |
| CNAS First Generation Non-Participants (N=44) | 73% | 57% | 52% | 48% | 44% | 43% |
| Within College Difference (CNAS) | +12% | +13% | +13% | +10% | +14% | +15% |
|
First-Generation Student Group |
Retention at start of Semester 2 (Spring 2020) |
Retention at start of Semester 3 (Fall 2020) |
Retention at start of Semester 4 (Spring 2021) | Retention at start of Semester 5 (Fall 2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=87) | 89% | 69% | 62% | 55% |
| MSU First-Gen Students (N=800) | 86% | 73% | 66% | 61% |
|
Difference between RCOAL Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students |
+3% | -4% | -4% | -6% |
| RCOAL First Generation Non-Participants (N=21) | 86% | 62% | 67% | 48% |
| Within College Difference (RCOAL) | +3% | +7% | -5% | +7% |
| CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=76) | 89% | 75% | 67% | 61% |
|
Difference between CNAS Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students |
+3% | +2% | +1% | same |
| CNAS First Generation Non-Participants (N=42) | 79% | 74% | 62% | 60% |
| Within College Difference (CNAS) | +10% | +1% | +5% | +1% |
|
First-Generation Student Group |
Retention at start of Semester 2 (Spring 2021) |
Retention at start of Semester 3 (Fall 2021) |
|---|---|---|
| RCOAL Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=93) | 87% | 69% |
| MSU First-Gen Students (N=702) | 83% | 75% |
|
Difference between RCOAL Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students |
+4% | -6% |
| RCOAL First Generation Non-Participants (N=10) | 80% | 50% |
| Within College Difference (RCOAL) | +7% | +19% |
| CNAS Proactive First-Gen Cohort (N=71) | 79% | 59% |
|
Difference between CNAS Proactive Cohort and MSU First-Gen Students |
-4% | -16% |
| CNAS First Generation Non-Participants (N=41) | 88% | 71% |
| Within College Difference (CNAS) | -9% | -12% |