The NISS and NCCU project teams identified key challenges in year-to-year progression after the first-year, inconsistent advising supports across the campus, and a lack of systematic processes to support financial wellness. The NISS team provided important, data-informed recommendations around strengthening supports for students to review and select as they transitioned between majors, a more focused and coordinated approach to financial aid through collaboration and proactive outreach to students, and the systematized use of academic data to identify and direct more resources to courses with high non-pass rates, limited availability, or inadequate academic supports.
