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White Earth Tribal and Community College credits new data dashboard, mentoring and micro-credentials with spikes in enrollment and retention
Summary
White Earth Tribal and Community College officials described an interactive data dashboard, peer-mentoring and micro-credential programs they say helped increase enrollment and term-to-term retention; leaders asked the legislature to continue predictable operational funding to sustain staffing and technology investments.
Anna Shepherd, president of White Earth Tribal and Community College, and Dr. Tracy Diefenbach, dean and data lead, told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee that a state-funded push to stabilize operations enabled the college to build a live student-success dashboard and student supports that quickly affected outcomes.
Diefenbach said the college used state funds to hire staff and develop a Power BI-based dashboard that connects the student information system and learning-management system to provide near-real-time indicators. "I can pull any student at any time in any…
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