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California Community College Offering Free Courses to Incarcerated Juveniles

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A new program by the College of the Desert will offer on-site general education college courses to incarcerated students ages 18-24. Students won't have to pay for the classes, and they're transferable to both the University of California and the California State University systems. The program, funded by a $1.5

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Top Private Universities Offer ‘Guaranteed’ Transfer Option

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Several selective universities offer students "guaranteed" transfer admission instead of outright acceptances. These students spend a year studying elsewhere, knowing they have a strong chance of transferring if they meet academic criteria. What Is the Guaranteed Transfer Option? So which universities offer this transfer option?

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UT-Austin External Transfer Admissions Guide

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Note: this post is for External Transfers who are not UT students. Current UT students wanting to change their major or internally transfer can consult this post. Public Service Announcement: Enrolling at Austin Community College (ACC) does not improve your UT transfer chances. It isn’t something one can request.

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

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The bill would allow several community colleges with existing two-year nursing programs to offer a four-year nursing program. California Community Colleges' nursing programs make up more than half of the total nursing schools in the state, a 2022 report says. California Sen.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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By 2014, those figures had dropped to 2.6% In fact, popularity among these fields has been trending in the opposite direction at community colleges. Unfortunately for faculty at four-year colleges, student interest in the arts and humanities doesn’t carry over to the baccalaureate level. and 9.2%, respectively.

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How to Write Great UC Essays (Examples of All Personal Insight Questions Included)

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And every year, it gets tougher to make the cut for some of the most sought-after campuses like UCLA, which sat at 18 percent in 2014–2015 and has been sinking steadily since. Denise, a transfer applicant, has always been interested in technology. Given their attractiveness, admission is competitive, ranging from 8.5