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 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 |
82% 77.6% 79.3% 82.4% |
78.4% 74% 75.2% 78.8% |
GPA Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 |
3.21 3.14 3.07 3.13 3.15 |
2.97 3.03 2.95 3.05 3.06 |
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 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 |
59.7% 52.8% 60.8% |
51.3% 52.8% 53.9% |
Note: Data from Institutional Analytics and Strategic Effectiveness