Submitted by South Puget Sound Community College
On November 8, 2022, education company EAB named South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) as the winner of its Student Success Collaborative – Return on Education Award.
The Return on Education Award recognizes an institution that has seen significant and measurable results from its efforts to help students persist, graduate, and thrive. Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use EAB’s student success platforms Navigate and Starfish. SPSCC has seen equity-centered change using technologies like Starfish—known as Compass at SPSCC—reflected in the college’s growth in retention from 53.8% in 2013 to 64% today.
“Students, faculty, and campus staff have become savvier with respect to combining both online and in-person student support services,” said EAB President of Technology, Scott Schirmeier. “The winners of EAB’s 2022 Student Success Collaborative Awards are leading the way in rethinking the student support model and using technology in creative ways to keep students on track to graduate.”
“This is well-deserved recognition of our incredible student services and IT teams and their dedication to our student’s success,” said Dr. Timothy Stokes, President of SPSCC.
The award was presented at CONNECTED22, a three-day gathering of thousands of student success leaders from progressive community colleges as well as four-year colleges and universities.
