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College Transition Program Study Stresses Importance of Validation
USC researchers examined a comprehensive college transition program to find out what worked and what didn't.
August 25, 2021
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Report: Racially Inequitable Funding at Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities
More Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) than ever before are enrolling in public colleges and universities. Yet long-term disinvestment in these institutions is continuing to hurt BIPOC students disproportionately, according to a new report
August 26, 2021
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Complete College America Works with Lumina Foundation to Support Black Community Colleges
Complete College America got a $1 million grant from the Lumina Foundation to improve college completion for adult Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American students at Predominantly Black Community Colleges and Historically Black Community Colleges.
August 27, 2021
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Panel Focuses on Providing Support to Black Male Students During the Pandemic
Since March 2020, Dr. Linda Garcia has been investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community college students. Garcia is the executive director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCSSE), and she noticed that, although the pandemic has negatively affected all students, Black students have been impacted the most. Garcia and the […]
July 30, 2021
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Decline in Spring College Enrollment Slowed Prior to COVID-19, Says Report
Data gathered prior to the impact of COVID-19 shows there was a decrease in postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 but the pace of decline slowed compared to the previous four years, says a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Overall postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 decreased 0.5%, or by 83,803 students, from spring […]
June 9, 2020
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Dual Enrollment Works. But Who Is It Working For?
Study after study shows the benefits of dual enrollment, or partnerships that allow students to take college courses while in high school. Dual enrollment allows students to get ahead and ease into college with a familiar, supportive framework. But the experts who analyze these programs are still asking themselves how to design these opportunities to […]
April 14, 2020
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College Enrollment Declining, ATCC Matches National Trends
In October 2018, 18.9 million people were enrolled in college in the United States. That was 1.5 million fewer than in 2011, according to recently-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey School Enrollment Supplement. The number of students enrolled in two-year colleges during that same period dipped by 25%, or 1.4 million, […]
January 12, 2020
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College Enrollment Declining, ATCC Matches National Trends
In October 2018, 18.9 million people were enrolled in college in the United States. That was 1.5 million fewer than in 2011, according to recently-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey School Enrollment Supplement. The number of students enrolled in two-year colleges during that same period dipped by 25%, or 1.4 million, […]
January 10, 2020
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Southwest Community College Awarded $2.1M Grant to Promote Student Success, Equity
Southwest Tennessee Community College received $2.1 million to improve student success, while closing achievement gaps between white students and students of color. The college is one of 64 institutions of higher education to receive a federal Title III grant through the Strengthening Institutions Program. Southwest hopes to improve course success and retention and graduation rates […]
October 15, 2019
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What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students
For years, federal data essentially ignored the outcomes of the typical community college student. The official Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) graduation rate counted only students who had enrolled in college for the first time and attended full time. It did not count transfer students or part-time students, even though 65 percent of community […]
October 11, 2019
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Enrollment is Still Falling at Community Colleges in Hampton Roads
Enrollment at Tidewater Community College for the semester that began a few weeks ago is down 8.1% from last fall. As of last week, the college had enrolled the equivalent of 10,961 full-time students, nearly a thousand under fall 2018. The figure is a calculation used for college funding. The total number of actual students […]
September 27, 2019
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Economy, Affordability to Blame in Decreased Community College Enrollment
New research from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) found that postsecondary institutions are struggling to recruit students. Every two years, SREB–a nonpartisan nonprofit that works to improve education throughout the southern states–publishes a Fact Book of Higher Education which collects data on higher education and analyzes long-term trends for state legislatures and policymakers. “Our […]
September 17, 2019
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Riverland Community College Enrollment is Up
This year, a few more students are calling the Riverland campus home than the year before. According to Riverland Community College President Adenuga Atewologun, preliminary numbers show enrollment among all three campuses is up this year. “It’s too early for us to know exactly where we will end up, but we are anticipating we will […]
September 3, 2019
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Enrollment Growing at Riverside County Community Colleges, Even as it Levels Off Statewide
Riverside County’s community college students have arrived in their largest numbers yet, even as their numbers have plateaued statewide. Initial figures Monday, Aug. 26, showed 10,306 students enrolled at Moreno Valley College for the fall 2019 term, 16,455 enrolled at Mt. San Jacinto College and 21,000 at Riverside City College, nearly all up from previous […]
August 27, 2019
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Making It Easier To Attend And Finish Community College
At seven local high schools, half of the nearly 1,200 college-bound students in the Class of 2019 are headed for community college in the fall, according to a recent survey by the Boulevard Sentinel. There’s good news for these students. For starters, tuition and fees will be waived in the first two years of community […]
July 27, 2019
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Queens Congresswoman Introduces Measure To Improve Graduation Rates At Community Colleges Nationwide
Congresswoman Grace Meng on Tuesday introduced a new measure that would improve graduation rates at under-resourced public community colleges with high percentages of low-income and minority students to have necessary funding to develop and implement support services. The goal of the legislation, The Community College Student Success Act, is to replicate nationwide the proven success […]
July 27, 2019
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Growing Number Of San Diego Community College Students Transferring To 4-Year Institutions
More San Diego Community College District students are transferring to a four-year institution, including prestigious destinations such as UC Berkeley and UCLA, according to a new report from the district’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning. San Diego State University continues to be the number one destination, with 30 percent of the district’s transfer students ending up there […]
July 23, 2019
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Jackson Hole Could Get Community College Campus
A town in western Wyoming could soon get a community college campus. The State Building Commission recently approved a state funding match of $7.6 million to build a campus of Central Wyoming College in Jackson. Read More
July 23, 2019
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