YOUNGSTOWN - Students and faculty are getting ready for a fresh start to another school year and administrators are setting on-time graduation rates and student retention as their top priority.

Dr. Jennifer Pintar, YSU’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Youngstown State University addressed more than a hundred facility members on Tuesday. She explained even though enrollment is up they're seeing less high schoolers opt for a college degree and have hundreds of students who did not return.

“We’re responding to that by offering certificates, we’re offering credentials, micro credentials, we’re offering workforce education invitation opportunities," Dr. Pintar said.

With the new semester comes some changes as well. The university will no longer accept students for Bachel

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