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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

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This is a guest blog by Stuart Jones, vice president for advancement and enrollment management at Southern Utah University. Stuart oversees the fundraising, marketing, and enrollment efforts at the university, and we have invited him to share his insights about the strategic enrollment planning process in this this post.

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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. A proposed bill would provide free tuition to low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees at California Community Colleges (CCC). million students enrolled in CCC.

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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The cuts would affect several hundred students, accounting for less than 2% of the school's enrollment. Those proposed cuts would affect 147 undergraduate students and 287 graduate students based on fall 2023 enrollment figures, according to the release, accounting for less than 2% of the university's enrollment.

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The Future of Legacy Admissions

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We know that from the period of 2014-2019, legacy applicants to Harvard enjoyed an admit rate of over 33 percent – a whopping five times greater than non-legacy applicants. ENROLL NOW WHY LEGACY PREFERENCES REMAIN IN PLACE Two reasons: admissions yield and fundraising.

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For-Profit College Grads Divided on Value of Their Degrees

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With the college tuition and fees increasing by 78% from 2000-2020 at most four-year institutions, for-profit colleges stayed largely the same price. The same was true for students who prioritized college price when enrolling: 59% of community college students prioritized college pricing compared to 32% of for-profit students.

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College Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Grow With Little Oversight

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Kellyn Donahoe enrolled in career and community studies at Kent State University in fall 2022. With this, post-high school programs that checked certain boxes — like integrating students with intellectual disabilities — could gain CTP status, allowing students to access federal funds to afford enrollment.

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California Community College Offering Free Courses to Incarcerated Juveniles

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The College of the Desert is launching a new program that will provide tuition-free college courses to incarcerated students. Students must be at least 18 years old and either have a high school diploma or equivalent or be in high school but qualified for dual enrollment to take classes through the new program.