作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2022年11月10日

萨克拉门托 State’s graduation rates increased for the sixth year in a row, keeping the University on track to exceed the CSU’s goals for the number of students earning their degrees in a timely manner.

四年内毕业的学生人数今年上升至28.1%，而2016年Sac州立大学推出“四年内完成，两年内完成”活动时，这一比例仅为9%。 That improvement is the largest among the CSU’s 23 campuses.

The CSU’s goal for 囊状态 is a 30% four-year graduation rate by 2025, a mark that is well within reach, said James Dragna, executive director of University Initiatives and 学生的成功.

“This type of consistent progress demonstrates that we are creating a culture of success,” said Dragna. “Our four-year graduation rate continues to climb at a consistent level each year regardless of external issues,” including disruptions caused by nearby wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.

囊状态 already has exceeded the CSU’s goal of graduating 38% of transfer students within two years, achieving a 40.6% mark this year. The University’s graduation rates in 2022 improved nearly across the board, including among Black, Latinx, and first-generation students.

“Earning a degree from the 博彩平台 transforms lives." -- Interim CSU Chancellor Jolene Koester

罗伯特·s·尼尔森总统说，按时毕业有利于学生、他们的家庭和他们将施展技能的地区。

“The continued rise of our graduation rates is a testament to the efforts of our faculty and staff, and to the hard work and dedication of our students, who persevered through unprecedented challenges to graduate in four years,” said Nelsen. “Our students and their families have saved millions of dollars in total cost of attendance and debt, not to mention increased earnings from entering the workforce more quickly.”

The CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025 is paying dividends throughout the system, said Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester. In 2022, 35% of CSU students earned their bachelor’s degrees within four years, nearly doubling the rate since the initiative launched. The system’s 2025 goal is 40%.

“Earning a degree from the 博彩平台 transforms lives,” Koester said in a recent press release. “A CSU degree not only prepares students for success in their professional careers, but it also elevates their families and positively impacts the communities where they live and work.”

囊状态’s successes are the result of programs and policies that eliminate administrative barriers and create a more efficient path to graduation, said Dragna.

One example is its approach to students who face suspension because of academic or financial “holds” such as unpaid tuition or fees, said Dragna. Rather than take a “punitive approach,” he said, the University works with students to resolve their issues and keep them on track.

“They are responding,” Dragna said. “Students want to succeed. They just need some additional help and support.”

其他变化包括增加数千门毕业所需的高要求课程，同时取消不能获得学分的补习课程。

In addition, the Hornet Launch program plans and recommends courses based on students’ goals and interests, placing them on a clear path to graduation. The program’s success has led campuses across the CSU system to adopt a similar approach.

One of 囊状态’s focuses in the future will be its “super seniors,” who despite completing 130 or more units – more than typically needed to graduate – have yet to earn their degrees. “We want to contact these students, and find ways for them to graduate,” Dragna said.

The University also is concerned about a significant “gender gap” showing that female students graduate at significantly higher rates than males, he said.

但总体而言，最新的数据是有希望的，预示着未来的好兆头。

“We have been a model for success,” he said, noting that the University 它的努力是否得到了全国的认可. “Our gains have been significant and steady. It’s a unique story.”