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JULY 2, 2024

million investment in the state's community college system. million donation to the Maine Community College System (MCCS) will fuel short-term workforce training programs over the next five years. Maine recently extended its free community college program for graduating high schoolers.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 18, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a new transfer program between the University of California and California community colleges. The program will include at least eight majors at UCLA by the 2026-2027 academic year and will expand to a minimum of 12 majors in the 2028-2029 school year.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 17, 2023

The bill would let some students from Mexico enroll in California Community Colleges. A proposed bill in California would allow some Mexican students to attend community college classes in California. This bill will allow low-income residents who live close to the border to attend local community colleges.".

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

Thanks to lower birthrates during the Great Recession, the college-age population will shrink beginning in 2025. College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Colleges are already making adjustments to become more competitive and attract new student populations. So do IBM and Meta.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Louis County, Missouri, is offering college credit courses to people in jail, according to St. Louis Community College. Other jails across the country have offered similar access to college courses to people who are detained, including in South Carolina. Louis Community College, St. Louis Public Radio.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This morning, Dartmouth College announced that they are reactivating the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission, effective with the Class of 2029. Test scores are more reliable than high school grades, partly because of grade inflation in recent years.”

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 12, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK FAFSA DEBACLE CAUSES PROBLEMS FOR THOSE WHO NEED AID THE MOST The rollout of the new FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, has been a nightmare for students and colleges this year. Plus, the entire state of Virginia is down almost 13% in completed FAFSA forms.

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