UMaine s Make the Grade program helps retain first-year students with free course
The University of Maine started its Make the Grade program in 2019, offering a free re-do course to promising first-year students who failed one class. Author: Chloe Teboe (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:34 AM EST December 22, 2020 Updated: 8:36 AM EST December 22, 2020
ORONO, Maine For the second year, the University of Maine system is offering a program to first-year students who may be discouraged by their first semester grades and want a second chance.
The Make the Grade student success initiative consists of a free college course for promising first-year students who were enrolled full-time and failed a class during their first semester. It s designed to help these students make the transition from high school to college (or help adults with gaps from school) and stay on track to succeed.
Free course for first-year University of Maine System students who failed a class during first semester Mon, 12/21/2020 - 4:00pm
Marking the end of final exams for the Fall 2020 semester, the University of Maine System will again be offering a free college course to promising first-year students who failed a class during their first semester. Chancellor Malloy launched the Make the Grade Student Success Initiative in December of 2019 as a pilot project to support students struggling to make the transition from high school to college with the resources and support they need to stay on track to success.
The first-to-second year retention rate increased 5 percentage points in the first year of the Make the Grade initiative, according to UMS, in a news release. More than 150 students who failed a first semester course applied for the tuition waiver before the start of their second semester. The Make the Grade initiative is part of a larger student success and retention f
Thomas College allocates $1.5 million from Alfond grant to Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program
The JMG program launched at Thomas in 2014 as a way to help high school students transition into the college environment.
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WATERVILLE Thomas College has announced it will allocate a portion of the $13.5 million grant it received in October to its Jobs for Maine’s Graduates College Success program.
The grant was awarded to the college on West River Road in Waterville as part of the Harold Alfond Foundation’s $500 million investment aimed at boosting the Maine economy.
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates, known as JMG, is a nonprofit organization aimed at improving the state’s workforce and economy by partnering with secondary and post-secondary schools to provide students with opportunities and guidance to advance their careers.