Retention Radar Overview 🔗

Retention Radar is an add-on solution for Aspire EDU customers using Canvas, designed to show whether retention efforts are improving student outcomes over time. It provides a single view of risk distribution across the student body, with breakdowns by enrollment, sub-account, and term.


What Retention Radar Shows 0:00

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  • Displays how student risk levels change over time across the full student population.

    Breaks students into low, medium, and high-risk groups.

    Supports views by:

    • enrollment
    • sub-account
    • term
  • Available only to schools using Canvas as their LMS.

Top-Level Controls 0:34

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  • Print: creates a quick snapshot.
  • Notepad: opens notes.
  • Notifications: opts into weekly email summaries.
  • Support: connects you with your Business Relationship Manager.
  • Change Date: lets you review historical data.

Overall Student Risk Breakdown 0:52

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  • Shows an overall student risk score.

    Includes a pie chart of the student body split into low, medium, and high risk.

    Provides time-based comparisons for:

    • today
    • 7 days ago
    • 1 month ago
    • 1 year ago
  • Charts can be switched to table view and downloaded.

Enrollment and Sub-Account Views 1:11

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  • Repeats the risk breakdown at the enrollment level.

    Useful because many students appear in multiple courses.

    Supports drilling into sub-account data.

    Helpful for institutions organized by:

    • college
    • department
    • subject area
    • building

Term Breakdown and Outcome Metrics 1:35

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  • Shows term-level metrics at the bottom of the page.

    For each term, includes:

    • enrollment numbers
    • drop rate
    • pass rate
    • average risk score for students who ultimately failed
  • The failing-student risk score helps identify who to reach out to and when.
  • The pass/fail threshold can be adjusted if 65% is not the right cutoff for the institution.

Availability and Next Steps 2:00

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  • Retention Radar is an add-on product with an additional cost.
  • Schools interested in a preview with their own data should contact their Business Relationship Manager.

Need Help? Reach out to support@aspiredu.com.

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