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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

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Wake Tech Graduates Have New Opportunity To Transfer To WGU North Carolina

Wake Technical Community College has forged a new partnership with WGU North Carolina, an affiliate of Western Governors University, that eases the transition for Wake Tech graduates to pursue bachelor’s degrees offered by WGU. In addition to a seamless transfer opportunity, the Memorandum of Understanding provides tuition discounts and access to scholarship fund. “We’re delighted […]

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Viewpoint: Community And Technical Colleges Perfect For Those Wondering ‘What’s Next?’

Starting this fall, Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) and Inver Hills Community College (IHCC) will commemorate 50 years of providing higher education in Minnesota. As we reflect on our history, I am reminded of the special role that community and technical colleges play in higher education. Going back to the early 20th century, junior colleges […]

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Local Community College Partners With Columbus University

Edison State Community College is planning share its new location in Troy with Franklin University. Through the new co-location agreement, students can pursue a health care degree beginning at Edison State for the first three years, and finish their fourth year by taking Franklin’s courses on site at Edison State’s Troy location or through Franklin’s […]

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