A Holistic Conception of Nonacademic Support: How Four Mechanisms Combine to Encourage Positive Student Outcomes in the Community College
By Melinda Mechur Karp
Despite their best efforts, community colleges continue to see low rates of student persistence and degree attainment. Although such outcomes can be attributed in large part to students’ lack of academic readiness, nonacademic issues also play a part. Building on Karp’s 2011 framework of nonacademic support, this chapter explores the evidence that holistic support can encourage community college students’ success.
This chapter is published in New Directions for Community Colleges, vol. 2016, no. 175.
