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Pilot program at Montana State University to help students stay in college shows great promise

May 23, 2012 /

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Montana State University will continue a program aimed at helping students stay in college and earn degrees after a promising first-year pilot, university officials announced on Tuesday.

During the past academic year, MSU’s Office of Student Success offered tutoring, advising, study-skills training, and incentive programs to help students stay in college. In just tutoring, more than 560 students utilized 6,500 hours of assistance.

"Clearly, this program fulfills an important need," said MSU President Waded Cruzado. "Continuing it is the right thing to do for our students. We want to help them succeed."

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