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Piedmont Tech Welcomes Students with Enhanced Orientation Program web posted July 29, 2010 GREENWOOD – Entering college can be intimidating. Piedmont Technical College is working to make that transition a little easier with an improved and expanded orientation program. New student orientation is not a new concept at Piedmont Tech, according to Cindy Klauck, director of counseling. But following a recent conference, members of the counseling team came back with ideas for enhancing the current format. “Nearly every post-secondary institution recognizes the need to provide information and training to incoming students in order to continuously improve retention rates,” said Klauck. “We determined that if we can provide information to counteract the reasons students don’t complete their program of study, then we should see an increase in the number of students staying in school.” The new format begins with offering not one orientation session at the beginning of the semester, but five. Students are divided based on their intended program of study. All students are given information about college services, financial aid, tips for success and demonstrations on the use of electronic campus resources. Then, they are taken to meet faculty and tour classrooms and labs in their specific program area. “We believe that if we lay a good foundation of knowledge for our incoming students, they can more easily build upon it to complete classes toward an associate degree, diploma or certificate,” said Janean Reish, nursing support counselor. Expanded orientation sessions are planned for the beginning of each semester. According to Klauck, continued growth in student retention is the goal. “Our goal isn’t just to get students in the door, but to help them to successfully complete their program of study and go on to either continue their education at the four-year college level or to enter successful career fields,” Reish said. “If we fail to prepare our students at the starting line, we cannot expect to see them cross the finish line.” © Copyright 2010 EdgefieldDaily.com All original
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