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Checking Their Way To Graduation: Creative Ways To Use CourseKey’s Skills Tracker Tool

Making a list and checking it twice isn’t only for Santa. In vocational education, students often have a checklist of skills or competencies they must complete before graduation, including haircuts/colors, blood draws, welds, or other career-specific skills. To streamline the process, we built Skills Tracker, a digital, mobile-based tool for tracking student skills and competencies.… Continue reading Checking Their Way To Graduation: Creative Ways To Use CourseKey’s Skills Tracker Tool

Early Indicators That A Student May Not Pass Licensing Exams—And How To Address Them

After honing their skills in school, vocational education students don’t get to kick their feet up and rest upon graduation. Instead, many must show their stuff in a licensing/credentialing examination. Whether it’s the nursing NCLEX or beauty and wellness state boards, school reputations can hinge on their student pass rates. While many students will pass… Continue reading Early Indicators That A Student May Not Pass Licensing Exams—And How To Address Them

[Guide] Leveraging Data Segmentation To Improve Student Outcomes

Do you ever see advertisements that are so relevant to you that it’s almost scary? Digital advertising engines are constantly collecting data based on the websites we visit, the purchase we make, and more. But what makes the advertising extra creepy is how they use data segmentation to serve you the most custom, hyper-relevant ads.… Continue reading [Guide] Leveraging Data Segmentation To Improve Student Outcomes

How Paul Mitchell The School – Modesto Lifted Retention Rates by 5-7%

When Paul Mitchell The School – Modesto faced student attendance tracking and management challenges, it turned to CourseKey to improve data visibility, reduce fraud, and boost student success. Since implementing CourseKey, the beauty and wellness school saw a 5-7% lift in student retention rates and now averages a 93% attendance rate. Read on to learn… Continue reading How Paul Mitchell The School – Modesto Lifted Retention Rates by 5-7%

[Guide] Improving Student Success With A Digital Coach

Your students are 24/7. Many are working jobs, taking care of families, or have other responsibilities besides their education. They’re not always focused on school from 9-5 when student success coaches typically work, particularly if you offer online learning as part of your curriculum. So when a student falls behind, it may be difficult for… Continue reading [Guide] Improving Student Success With A Digital Coach

Mental Health Issues Are Hurting Attendance

From time to time, students don’t show up to class. It happens. But when it happens, how often do you or your colleagues ask why students aren’t coming to class? How often is asking students about the reasons behind their absences a part of your strategy? STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH Understanding why students aren’t showing up… Continue reading Mental Health Issues Are Hurting Attendance

5 Changes Schools Are Making To Power Student Success In 2023

Student success is the number one priority for career education schools across the country. But there is no one-size-fits-all solution to ensuring every student makes it to graduation. What works for some may not work for others, and what works one year may not work the next. We surveyed 150 career education professionals, from instructors… Continue reading 5 Changes Schools Are Making To Power Student Success In 2023

What is Student Self-Retention and How To Foster It

Student self-retention is the idea that students guide themselves toward graduation with less external intervention. Learn how to foster it. 90 percent of schools have goals to improve their graduation rates. Unfortunately, only 49 percent have a solid strategy to do so. Those who do have a retention strategy in place plan to upgrade facilities,… Continue reading What is Student Self-Retention and How To Foster It

4 Reasons Why Your School Should Implement Push Notifications To Improve Student Success

92.4% of students using CourseKey opt in to push notifications to stay engaged in their academic journey. Good communication has always been critical to student success, but communication methods must evolve with them as students evolve. When email was first introduced, it wasn’t a popular form of communication, but that changed over time. Now, it’s… Continue reading 4 Reasons Why Your School Should Implement Push Notifications To Improve Student Success

Top Ten Retention Tips in Less Than Ten Minutes

These top ten retention tips are based on conversations with leading career education institutions across the country.