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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. get your copy 2.

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Massachusetts Senate President Calls for Free Community College

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Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka called for free community college in a speech to her chamber. Thirty-one states currently offer free community college with varying eligibility requirements, including several of Massachusetts' neighbors.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

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Here's what you need to know about the state of higher education as it relates to incarcerated students. There is strong interest among incarcerated students for educational programing. Take the Higher Education in Prison program at Portland State University.

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The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success

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Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9%

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3 considerations for prison education programs

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Mission alignment When asked what the driving motivation was behind Mott’s Second Chance Pell work, Mary Cusack explained, “We have a responsibility to rebuild communities that have been impacted by the justice system, and one way to do that is to help increase educational attainment so that a person can access employment when they go home.”

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Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Here’s how to navigate the ongoing confidence crisis.

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Gallup’s most recent poll revealed a concerning trend: only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. What sets this year’s results apart is that, for the first time, a majority of survey respondents expressed a lack of confidence in educational institutions.

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Tennessee Again Has the Highest FAFSA Completion Rate in the Country

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Tennessee's free community college scholarship program continues to spur students to higher education, new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data shows. The state has seen a continual decline in the number of high school graduates immediately enrolling in higher education after the COVID-19 pandemic.