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California Bill Proposes Free Tuition for Low-Income Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges

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The bill would allow low-income students to pursue bachelor's degrees at community colleges tuition-free. California Community Colleges offer over 30 bachelor's degree programs. A proposed bill would provide free tuition to low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees at California Community Colleges (CCC).

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. In many cases, low enrollment drove these decisions. From 2012-2018, the number of bachelor's degrees earned in the humanities fell by 27%.

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Proposed Bill Would Allow Certain California Community Colleges to Offer 4-Year Nursing Degrees

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A proposed bill in California would give the green light to California Community Colleges (CCC) to start offering bachelor's degrees in nursing. Only two UC campuses, UC Irvine and UCLA, offer bachelor's degrees in nursing. The CCC Baccalaureate Degree Program began in 2014. California Sen.

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First-Generation College Students: Facts and Statistics

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Data Summary Check Over one-third of undergraduates in a bachelor's degree program (about 37%) were first-generation college students in 2016. [1] Check Only 26% of first-generation college students went on to get their degree. [2] Check Only 26% of first-generation college students went on to get their degree. [2]

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UC President Michael Drake Plans to Step Down

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During his tenure, UC faced a weekslong strike by academic workers, boosted in-state enrollment to historic heights, and created several programs for underrepresented students. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University. Drake also served as The Ohio State University president and chancellor at UC Irvine.

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National College Completion Rate Stalls for 3rd Year in a Row: Report

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million first-time students enrolled in college in fall 2017 — 28,500 more students than in 2016 — however, the completion rate was unchanged since 2015. for the 2014 cohort to 7.2% The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report Nov. College Completion Rates Nationally and Statewide More than 2.4

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Black Students at HBCUs Are 40% More Likely to Earn Bachelor’s Degrees: Report

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million Black SAT takers who turned 30 between 2014 and 2020 to examine whether HBCUs improve Black students' educational, economic, and financial outcomes in the U.S. HBCUs enroll nearly one-tenth of all Black college students in the United States at over 100 institutions.