From Momentum to Mobility - Rethinking Student Progression for Today’s Learners

In today’s economy, staying enrolled isn’t enough – students must build momentum that leads to meaningful outcomes. That means moving efficiently through programs, overcoming performance gaps, and staying on a path toward credentials that open doors to good jobs and greater opportunity.

This session examines how colleges are using real-time data to track progression metrics like gateway course completion, credit accumulation, and term-to-term persistence – not just as academic indicators, but as economic ones. By aligning support structures with what students need to keep moving, colleges are helping more learners reach industry-recognized credentials, enter the workforce, and begin building lives of mobility and stability in their communities.

• Learn how to track and use early momentum metrics to assess student progress and risk in real time.

• Understand how to identify and address performance gaps by program, population, and pathway.

• Explore how progression data can inform advising, scheduling, and support interventions that keep students moving.

• Learn how to connect student progression strategies to workforce-aligned, value-added credentials that lead to family-sustaining jobs.