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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

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Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. get your copy 2.

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The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success

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Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9%

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College Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Grow With Little Oversight

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According to Think College , the preeminent resource for information about these programs, there are 316 such programs across the U.S. That includes 106 housed at two-year community colleges and 187 at four-year colleges and universities. Rewind to 2008, when Congress last reauthorized the Higher Education Act.

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UC Admissions Trends

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Due to major state funding cuts, a number of UC campuses began enrolling more nonresident students after the 2008 recession, but a public backlash from tax-paying Californians who support the system has led to a course correction and rededication to providing greater access to California students.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Right before Christmas, Clarkson University made the shocking announcement that it was closing its School of Arts & Sciences, phasing out all its majors in the humanities and social sciences, including foundational disciplines such as history, political science, sociology, and communications. West Virginia's situation is hardly unique.

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

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Take the birthrate of a given year and fast forward 17 and 18 years — when most kids start college. Now consider birthrates during the Great Recession, which began in 2008. During that time of economic stress and uncertainty, notes Carleton College economist Nathan Grawe , people were having fewer children.

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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

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And with the threat of another recession looming, EAB has received requests for guidance on higher-education philanthropy amidst uncertain times. Indeed, during the 2008-2009 recession, giving fell along with the economy, and it took three years for philanthropy to start growing again.