Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success. WICHE Insights
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| Title: | Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success. WICHE Insights |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Christina Sedney, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), ECMC Foundation |
| Source: | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 2026. |
| Availability: | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. P.O. Box 9752, Boulder, CO 80301-9752. Tel: 303-541-0200; Fax: 303-541-0291; Web site: http://wiche.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Attainment, Prior Learning, Open Educational Resources, Educational Strategies, College Freshmen, Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Government Role, Articulation (Education), Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, State Agencies, State Government, Strategic Planning, Governance, Postsecondary Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau |
| Abstract: | States have long played a central role in aligning and coordinating inter-institutional academic policy. WICHE's landscape analysis of completion strategies in the West, which included a review of state strategic plans and stakeholder focus groups, demonstrated that this continues to be an important area of focus for states and systems. In recent years, as many states have prioritized goals such as reducing time-to-credential and providing more fluid entry and exit points for higher education, there has been an increased policy emphasis on credit mobility, credit for prior learning, and dual or concurrent enrollment. States have also moved to support academic initiatives such as corequisite remediation, the use of open educational resources, and dedicated first-year student supports to encourage student retention and completion. Key Academic Success Strategies Across the West Credit Mobility Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Credit for Prior Learning Open Educational Resources First-year Success In discussing these academic initiatives, it is important to recognize that there is significant variation in states' authority to set academic policies for institutions, depending upon the nature of their postsecondary governance structure. Across the region, states often take on a role that prioritizes cross-institutional coordination, seeking opportunities to build consensus on statewide approaches while respecting academic freedom. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 20260101 |
| Accession Number: | ED682483 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | States have long played a central role in aligning and coordinating inter-institutional academic policy. WICHE's landscape analysis of completion strategies in the West, which included a review of state strategic plans and stakeholder focus groups, demonstrated that this continues to be an important area of focus for states and systems. In recent years, as many states have prioritized goals such as reducing time-to-credential and providing more fluid entry and exit points for higher education, there has been an increased policy emphasis on credit mobility, credit for prior learning, and dual or concurrent enrollment. States have also moved to support academic initiatives such as corequisite remediation, the use of open educational resources, and dedicated first-year student supports to encourage student retention and completion. Key Academic Success Strategies Across the West Credit Mobility Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Credit for Prior Learning Open Educational Resources First-year Success In discussing these academic initiatives, it is important to recognize that there is significant variation in states' authority to set academic policies for institutions, depending upon the nature of their postsecondary governance structure. Across the region, states often take on a role that prioritizes cross-institutional coordination, seeking opportunities to build consensus on statewide approaches while respecting academic freedom. |
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