Coaching helps Northern students stay in college

A professional coaching program has been successful in reducing the dropout rates at four Montana public colleges — including Montana State University-Northern — statistics that were released Tuesday show.

The coaching is provided through the RevUp Montana Consortium, a four-year federally funded pilot program, that works with nine colleges throughout Montana to equip students with training for high-wage jobs in industries such as manufacturing, energy and diesel where employers are looking for skilled workers.

Since 2014, RevUp has partnered with InsideTrack, a San Francisco vendor, and provi...