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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. Increased competition Community college enrollment is facing several new external threats outside of the traditional competition from other colleges.

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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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Majority of California College Students Eligible for CalFresh Do Not Enroll: Report

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Only 30% of eligible community college students, 22% of eligible UC undergraduates, and 29% of eligible UC graduate students were enrolled in CalFresh in fall 2019. While a large portion of community college students live with their families, students enrolled at a UC campus are less likely to.

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

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Aaron Basko This is a guest blog from Aaron Basko , vice president for enrollment management at Lynchburg Universit y. Aaron is a higher education professional with more than 25 years of experience in enrollment management. percent between 2015 and 2019.” Those are the ones I can think of right away.”

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Average MCAT Score and Scores for Top Medical Schools

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The average MCAT score for all medical school applicants who ended up enrolling was 511.9. The average overall GPA of applicants was 3.62, while those who enrolled had an average overall GPA of 3.75. A new version of the MCAT was released in 2015 to reflect the advancements made in medicine. [3] April and May 2015.

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

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30 showing that the overall rate of students completing college within six years has stalled for the incoming 2017 fall cohort at 62.2%, unchanged since the 2015 cohort. 30 showing that the rate of students completing college within six years has stalled for the incoming 2017 fall cohort at 62.2%, unchanged since the 2015 cohort.

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Students Are Returning to College at the Highest Rate in a Decade: Report

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According to the report, both retention and persistence rates held steady from 2015-2018, but dropped for the cohort starting college in 2019 ahead of the pandemic. First-year persistence and retention are strong early indicators for students staying enrolled throughout their program of study and eventually completing college.