Terry U. O’Banionserved as President of the League for Innovation in the Community College for 23 years, he was widely regarded as an idea champion who helped set the agenda for higher education in the 20th century. He has written 18 books and over 225 articles on community colleges, consulted in over 1,000 community colleges, and had five national awards established in his name

In a simple and approachable style, Academic Advising: The Key to Student Success provides a model of academic advising for all community colleges. It supports the need for such a comprehensive model using evidence from the student perspective and illustrates through several examples what the model looks like when it is implemented effectively. Although community college administrators and advising professionals continue to be challenged by multiple demands with limited resources, editor Terry O’Banion’s book suggests effective strategies to improve advising programs. This is a book that should be in the library of every community college counselor, faculty advisor, and administrator devoted to student success.