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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. for 16–24-year-olds.

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California State University Enrollment Declines Continue After Pandemic Emergency

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California State University reported an enrollment decline of 6.5% More than three years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down colleges and universities across the country, campuses have been trying to regain pre-pandemic enrollment numbers. For the California State University (CSU) system, the effort remains.

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College Completion Rates Are Improving, But Not for All Students

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An average of 36% of college students completed their four-year degree on time in 2020, an increase of 5 percentage points from five years prior. Black and Latino/a students ages 25 and older, enrolled part time, or attending community college consistently have lower-than-average completion rates.

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

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Ohio State will open a new battery cell research and development center in 2025. The Ohio State University will open a new battery cell research and development center in 2025, school officials announced Nov. in 2011, that number is projected to hit roughly 40% or more by 2030. of all vehicle sales in the U.S.

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Yes, You Can Major in Beer

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A number of colleges and universities offer degree programs in brewing and fermentation science. Age restrictions on student drinking vary by state. Similar programs popped up at Colorado State University , Virginia Tech , Appalachian State University , and Western Michigan University , among other schools. In the U.S.

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

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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. So do IBM and Meta.