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MAY 5, 2023

Students, staff, and faculty in the California Community Colleges system have access to free and confidential immigration legal services through the Higher Education Legal Services Project. Services carry over until a resolution is found, even if a student has graduated from the community college.

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APRIL 1, 2024

The California Community Colleges system will offer six more bachelor's degree programs. Six new bachelor's degree programs have been approved to be offered by the California Community Colleges (CCC) system. The CCC introduced the pilot Baccalaureate Degree Program at 15 community colleges in 2014.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

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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OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. of attending your community college?

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MAY 5, 2023

Austin Community College in Texas will launch a cybersecurity bachelor's degree program in fall 2023. Government officials and major employers alike have looked to community colleges to combat a national cybersecurity skill shortage in recent years.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Community college enrollment fell sharply during the pandemic and hasn't fully recovered. Many students who left community college during the pandemic aren't planning to return, according to a recent New America survey. We've seen 1 in 5 students disappear from community colleges since the pandemic began," Fishman said.

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JULY 27, 2023

In 2021, the California Legislature authorized California Community Colleges to propose bachelor's degree programs. California State University (CSU) this week raised concerns that seven of California Community College's proposed bachelor's programs are too similar to existing programs offered at a nearby CSU campus.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Community college students are largely more optimistic about digital learning, compared to before the pandemic, according to a report from Bay View Analytics. The report highlights an increased focus on digital tools and online learning at community colleges.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The bill would allow low-income students to pursue bachelor's degrees at community colleges tuition-free. It would extend the two years of free community college already offered to qualifying students to four. California Community Colleges offer over 30 bachelor's degree programs.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Modern Student Experience Diagnostic for Community Colleges. Modern student expectations are everchanging—can your community college keep up? Community college student demographics are shifting, nontraditional is the new norm, mental health is in crisis, and learning flexibility is a growing demand.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The $950,000, three-year grant will go toward a student resource center at Northwest-Shoals Community College. Department of Education is sending $950,000 to help support underserved students' basic needs at Northwest-Shoals Community College in Alabama.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt out”. As the number of traditional-aged students continues to decline, community college leaders must focus on enrollment and recruitment strategies within their control. Community members who leverage career services resources.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Bachelor's degrees at community colleges can help close racial equity gaps, according to a report from the UCLA Civil Rights Project. Few community college students who want to transfer to a four-year school do so. The report recommends expansion with a key focus on racial equity. California Gov.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Community college students will receive at least $3,000 and public university students will receive at least $5,000 per year. North Carolina is giving students from most families free tuition and fees to any community college and covering at least half of the tuition and fees to any public state university.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The recently launched Civic Mapping Initiative is making state-by-state maps of community colleges' accessibility by public transit. The initiative was launched by the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation, which found in a previous nationwide analysis that only 57% of primary community college campuses were accessible by public transit.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Leverage Faculty Partnerships and Technology to Address the Community College Enrollment Crisis. Pueblo Community College's Two-Pronged Approach to Combatting Summer Melt. Pueblo Community College (Pueblo) is a Hispanic-Serving Institution with over 5,000 students across three campuses. The Challenge.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Proposed legislation would offer forgivable loans to some Virginia community college students. New legislation in Virginia would offer forgivable loans to certain community college students who agree to work in "high-demand" fields. The legislation would require students to agree to study for a "high-demand" occupation.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The 2023 budget includes many earmarks for community colleges. Earmarks have returned Congress, and community colleges across the country are set to benefit from millions of dollars tacked onto a recently passed spending package. Sara Jacobs (D) designated $1.2 Juan Vargas (D) secured $1.2

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MARCH 28, 2023

Adult learners and dual enrollment are driving growth at Illinois community colleges, according to a recent report. The two reports are a bright spot for community colleges, which have seen enrollment declines accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Biden visited Mesa Community College to promote the Mesa College Promise , which covers two years of tuition and fees at the school for eligible Mesa high school students. Community colleges." The Mesa College Promise program is accepting applications beginning March 1. And you know what does exactly that?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

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JULY 1, 2024

Over 76% of students who started college in fall 2022 returned to college the next year, and over 68% returned to the same college. Community colleges have seen the biggest retention rate gains over the last decade. for the 2021 starting cohort. for the 2021 entering cohort to 68.2%

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MARCH 14, 2024

During the pandemic, enrollment declined 10,000 students from fall 2020 to fall 2021, followed by a further decline to 404,820 students in fall 2022. The CSU reported an increase in its Latino/a student population, which grew steadily before the pandemic and, despite a dip in 2021, continues to increase. each year in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Community colleges and four-year schools offer various associate degrees in a variety of subjects. You can start at a two-year community college to save money before transferring to a four-year school. In fact, many community colleges partner with four-year schools to offer seamless transfers.

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JUNE 14, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released the 2024 Some College, No Credential (SCNC) study, which found that more students aren't completing college. million in July 2021 to 41.9 Despite a growing stop-out population, over 943,000 SCNC students reenrolled in college during the 2022-23 academic year — up 9.1%

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

students in 2020-2021. [1] students studying abroad decreased by 91% from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021. Note Reference [1] Check Students of color were much less likely to study abroad: While Black students made up 13% of the population of students in postsecondary institutions, just 4% participated in study abroad programs in 2020-2021. [2]

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APRIL 28, 2023

More than 40 million students had some college but no credential as of July 2021, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Students largely came from community colleges and tended to return to the same community college they last attended when heading back to school.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Many people who left their jobs and found new employment between May 2021 and May 2022 said they took an online course to boost their job prospects, according to a Cengage survey. People voluntarily left their jobs in massive numbers starting in early 2021 as part of a trend that's been dubbed the "Great Resignation."

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MAY 16, 2023

Only 6% of transfer applicants during the 2021-22 academic year came from ZIP codes in the lowest-income neighborhoods, according to new data from Common App. During the 2021-22 academic year, 56% of the more than 112,000 transfer applicants came from ZIP codes in the wealthiest neighborhoods across the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

January 30, 2023 EAB survey confirms higher ed advancement talent crisis August 11, 2022 How to Engage Student Activists and Donors to Drive Positive Change February 8, 2022 3 holiday reminders to make the new year productive December 15, 2021 How to win new major gift prospects after a record year of alumni engagement November 3, 2021 Get the competitive (..)

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Review these 7 aspects of your basic needs strategy before the semester begins Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, offering affordable and accessible pathways to academic and professional success. Collaborations with local food banks, grocery stores, and community organizations can help sustain these programs.

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MAY 29, 2024

Community Colleges Lead Enrollment Growth More than half of the enrollment growth (55.7%) occurred among community colleges, which gained over 200,000 students since spring 2023, an increase of 4.7%. In 2010, community colleges enrolled about 11 million students. By 2021, that number had dropped to 6.7

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JULY 17, 2023

Browse programs Discover matches Request info #1 The Best LVN to BSN Programs in California 2023 Meridian Community College Meridian, MS 2 years Online + Campus The practical nursing program at Meridian Community College meets the educational requirements for a practical nursing license in the state of Mississippi.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use Navigate , EAB’s student success management system, or Starfish , the student success platform EAB acquired in 2021. Congratulations to our 2022 winners: Technology Pioneer Award: Bakersfield College. Sierra College. Mercy College.

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MAY 3, 2023

During the 2021-22 academic year, HBCU faculty members earned $24,000 less than their non-HBCU peers. A new report from the National Education Association (NEA) found that during the 2021-22 academic year, HBCU faculty members earned an average of $24,000 less than their colleagues at other institutions.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Here are four trends to know about your next generation of adult learners. Get the Insight Paper The post Meet Your New Graduate and Adult Learner appeared first on EAB.

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