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College Enrollment Rates Rebound Slightly

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A new report reveals that college-going rates have increased over the past two years. Higher education has experienced a considerable decline in attendance since 2010. New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center paints a classic good news/bad news picture for higher education. from 59.9%

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College Enrollment Rates Rebound Slightly

BestColleges

A new report reveals that college-going rates have increased over the past two years. Higher education has experienced a considerable decline in attendance since 2010. New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center paints a classic good news/bad news picture for higher education. from 59.9%

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

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Public two-year schools were the only institutions that saw an increase in college completion from the previous year. New Mexico had one of the highest percentage increases in college completions — over 2 percentage points. In the 2017 cohort of incoming first-time college students, 65.6% in the 2017 cohort year.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

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Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. Analytics in higher education: Benefits, barriers, progress, and recommendations. Ready to find out more?

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Foundation Commits $20 Million to Increasing Degrees for Men of Color

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Its first grant will support 12 community colleges that are increasing efforts to retain men of color. And three years after enrolling in 2017, nearly 55% of Black men were no longer enrolled in school, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Black male enrollment , for example, fell 14.3%

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New York Expands Direct Admissions Program

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9 an ambitious plan offering high school students graduating in the top 10% of their class direct admission to colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems. Spanning 64 campuses, SUNY is the nation's largest state system of higher education, enrolling some 1.3

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Cannabis Microcredentials Can Boost Budding Careers

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Green Flower is currently partnering with 27 universities on courses covering everything from business and risk management to medical education to agriculture and horticulture. Kalef has been in higher education for over 16 years with online program managers (OPMs) and at Green Flower for almost five years.