EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

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.

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BestColleges

MAY 29, 2024

A new report shows that undergraduate enrollment rose 2.5% Overall, enrollment numbers still fall far below pre-pandemic totals. Finally some good news for an industry desperate for it: Higher education enrollment is up. This upward trajectory marks the second consecutive semester of enrollment growth following last fall's 1.2%

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BestColleges

MARCH 14, 2024

California State University reported an enrollment decline of 6.5% Only four of the 23 campuses in the CSU system recorded enrollment growth from 2019-2022. However, there was positive growth in the enrollment of historically excluded groups, with increases in Latino/a and Black student enrollments on multiple campuses.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

Thanks to lower birthrates during the Great Recession, the college-age population will shrink beginning in 2025. College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Colleges are already making adjustments to become more competitive and attract new student populations. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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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BestColleges

APRIL 7, 2023

Online program managers — sometimes referred to as online program management companies — exist to provide online education services for more traditional colleges and universities. However, a 2011 Dear Colleague letter from ED exempted OPMs from oversight if they bundle services.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Center for Community College Student Engagement Executive Director Dr. Linda Garcia, as well as Associate Director of Publications, Dr. Courtney Adkins, to discuss new research on student engagement. Today, community colleges are being asked to rise to new challenges.

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