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Researchers Study Ways to Retain Students

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working on a program with community college students found those who receive mentorship support had a greater chance of completing an associates degree than those who didn’t. For the ‘Stay the Course’ program Notre Dame partnered with Catholic Charities of Fort Worth, Texas to pair students with […]

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A Michigan College Masters Transfer Process

To counter a “complex and confusing” college transfer process, a community college in Michigan has dug in to figure out ways to simplify transfers for its students. The result, as explained in a new report from the Community College Research Center and a “playbook” issued by the project’s lead investigator, is the development of 225 […]

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Plans for Bachelor’s Degrees Advances

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Plans for Cuyahoga Community College and Lorain County Community College to offer bachelor’s degrees have gained initial approval from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Tri-C’s proposed bachelor in applied science in data integration/database administration and LCCC’s proposed bachelor’s of applied science in microelectronic manufacturing will likely be submitted for approval to […]

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Report: Enrollment Decline Continues, Steepest at CCs

University enrollment continued to decline in the fall for the sixth straight year, adding more bad news to the woes of financially stretched colleges and universities, new figures show. A new report shows that university and college enrollment declined this fall for the sixth straight year. There are more than 2.6 million fewer students enrolled […]

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6 Ohio Colleges Get Approval for Bachelor’s

Ohio community colleges are another step closer to being able to offer bachelor’s degrees and one area school is on track to have the most four-year degrees right away. The state has granted initial approval for nine applied bachelor’s degrees from six community colleges and Sinclair Community College leads the group with three proposals. One […]

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More W.Va. College-Bound Students Need Remedial Classes

A growing percentage of high school graduates in West Virginia who attend the state’s public colleges need to take remedial classes to be ready for entry-level college classes. That’s according to a new report presented Thursday to the board that oversees West Virginia’s two-year colleges. About 31 percent of college-going students who graduated in the […]

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Texas Jr. College Will Award First Bachelor’s

For the first time in its history, Tyler Junior College will award bachelor’s degrees during fall commencement ceremonies set for Friday, Dec. 8. In the 10 a.m. ceremony, three graduates will cross the stage and receive TJC’s first Bachelor of Science degrees in dental hygiene: Amanda Camp of Lufkin, Shannon Kassaw of Palestine and Michelle […]

Workforce Development

Earn as You Learn: New Push for Programs

Just before President Trump took office, Ammar Campa-Najjar wrote him a memo urging him to support apprenticeship. Apprenticeship is “a program that sounds like your show,” Campa-Najjar half-jokingly explained to Trump in the letter in a nod to the president’s reality-TV series. “You should just put your name on it, like everything else, and take […]

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Virginia Devotes Week to Encouraging Applicants

RICHMOND, Va. — Every public four-year college and university in Virginia will participate in a program aimed at helping thousands of high school students apply to college. During Virginia College Application Week — Nov. 13 through Nov. 17 — participating students are encouraged to submit at least one college application. This year, 66 high schools […]

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Colleges Respond to Enrollment Decline

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, overall postsecondary fall 2016 enrollments decreased by 1.4 percent from the previous fall, representing a continuous enrollment decline for institutions nationwide. This downward trend has led to colleges—including Columbia—absorbing the impact of lower revenue and making adjustments to attract more students. During an Oct. 13 Faculty Senate […]

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Illinois Task Force Studies Improvements to Adult Education

NORMAL — Strengthening the transition from basic skills to post-secondary career training and increasing public-private partnerships are among the potential goals under consideration of a new statewide task force studying adult education. That’s welcome news for Kerry Urquizo, director of adult education at Heartland Community College. “Right now, we need to make more connections with […]

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Nebraska College Offers $15,000 Aid for Transferring

Southeast Community College students who transfer to Nebraska Wesleyan will soon be able to get an annual $15,000 scholarship or a lower tuition rate under a partnership between the two institutions. Called the Pathways Partnership, the program will allow full-time students enrolled in Southeast Community College’s academic transfer program to get the scholarship for up […]

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