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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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Yes, You Can Major in Beer

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Such growth didn't escape the attention of college faculty, including Matthew McCarroll at Southern Illinois University, who in 2011 took a leave of absence to visit brewing programs at the University of California, Davis and Oregon State University , with an eye toward establishing one on his campus. By 2019, those figures were 4.9

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College Completion Rates Are Improving, But Not for All Students

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Black and Latino/a students ages 25 and older, enrolled part time, or attending community college consistently have lower-than-average completion rates. College completion rates are on the rise. The same is true for Black and Latino/a community college students.

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

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During that time of economic stress and uncertainty, notes Carleton College economist Nathan Grawe , people were having fewer children. The number of kids born between 2008 and 2011 plummeted dramatically. Community colleges will be adversely affected, Grawe predicts , heaping more bad news on a sector ravaged by the pandemic.

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College Enrollment Continues to Rebound, but Slowly

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Still, overall enrollment lags behind pre-pandemic figures and falls well short of the totals in 2011 , when the downward trend began. Community Colleges Lead Enrollment Growth More than half of the enrollment growth (55.7%) occurred among community colleges, which gained over 200,000 students since spring 2023, an increase of 4.7%.

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California State University Enrollment Declines Continue After Pandemic Emergency

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State and National Trends According to a BestColleges data report , between 2011 and 2021, undergraduate college enrollment declined by an average rate of 1.6% It will be the first college or university to ever pursue an honors college specifically dedicated to supporting Black students' success. each year in the U.S.

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Ohio State, Honda Team up for Cutting-Edge Battery Research

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in 2011, that number is projected to hit roughly 40% or more by 2030. Along with emerging technologies like semiconductors and artificial intelligence, companies and government officials have also looked to colleges to develop the electric vehicle workforce. of all vehicle sales in the U.S.