As a means to address the number of citizens with college degrees in the United States, college readiness is a commonly proposed approach toward enhancing student success. This is significant as it has been estimated that “almost two-thirds of all jobs in the [US] . . . require a postsecondary degree.” Most administrators and academic advisors would like to better cognize the level of readiness of incoming students and how this impacts eventual success, especially as more students are attending institutions of higher education than ever before. It is widely accepted that students who enter college with proper reading, writing, time management, and study skills should enjoy higher levels of academic success and eventually graduate.
Distinguishing Your University with Teaching Excellence
Colleges and universities do many things to distinguish themselves with excellence, from chasing rankings to highlighting Fulbright research to touting their alumni. But one rarely used tool is to distinguish