View in EDS

Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success. WICHE Insights

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success. WICHE Insights
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
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED682483
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED682483
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success. WICHE Insights
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Christina+Sedney%22">Christina Sedney</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Western+Interstate+Commission+for+Higher+Education+%28WICHE%29%22">Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22ECMC+Foundation%22">ECMC Foundation</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Western+Interstate+Commission+for+Higher+Education%22"><i>Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education</i></searchLink>. 2026.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: 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
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 9
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2026
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Descriptive
– Name: Audience
  Label: Education Level
  Group: Audnce
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Higher+Education%22">Higher Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Postsecondary+Education%22">Postsecondary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Attainment%22">Educational Attainment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Prior+Learning%22">Prior Learning</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Open+Educational+Resources%22">Open Educational Resources</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Strategies%22">Educational Strategies</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22College+Freshmen%22">College Freshmen</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Dual+Enrollment%22">Dual Enrollment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22College+Credits%22">College Credits</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Government+Role%22">Government Role</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Articulation+%28Education%29%22">Articulation (Education)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Geographic+Regions%22">Geographic Regions</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22State+Agencies%22">State Agencies</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22State+Government%22">State Government</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Strategic+Planning%22">Strategic Planning</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Governance%22">Governance</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Postsecondary+Education%22">Postsecondary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Alaska%22">Alaska</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Arizona%22">Arizona</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22California%22">California</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Colorado%22">Colorado</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Hawaii%22">Hawaii</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Idaho%22">Idaho</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Montana%22">Montana</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Nevada%22">Nevada</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22New+Mexico%22">New Mexico</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22North+Dakota%22">North Dakota</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Oregon%22">Oregon</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22South+Dakota%22">South Dakota</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Utah%22">Utah</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Washington%22">Washington</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Wyoming%22">Wyoming</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22American+Samoa%22">American Samoa</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Northern+Mariana+Islands%22">Northern Mariana Islands</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Federated+States+of+Micronesia%22">Federated States of Micronesia</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Guam%22">Guam</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Marshall+Islands%22">Marshall Islands</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Palau%22">Palau</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: 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.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: ERIC
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 20260101
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED682483
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED682483
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 9
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Educational Attainment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Prior Learning
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Open Educational Resources
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational Strategies
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: College Freshmen
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Dual Enrollment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: College Credits
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Government Role
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Articulation (Education)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Geographic Regions
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: State Agencies
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: State Government
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Strategic Planning
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Governance
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Postsecondary Education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Alaska
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Arizona
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: California
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Colorado
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Hawaii
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Idaho
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Montana
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Nevada
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: New Mexico
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: North Dakota
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Oregon
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: South Dakota
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Utah
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Washington
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Wyoming
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: American Samoa
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Northern Mariana Islands
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Federated States of Micronesia
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Guam
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Marshall Islands
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Palau
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Completion Strategies in the West: Academic Success. WICHE Insights
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: ECMC Foundation
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Christina Sedney
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 02
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
              Type: main
ResultId 1