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Some Community Colleges Aren’t Taking ITT Credits

Former ITT Tech students attending one community college session in Orange County received a disappointing answer. “The short answer is: possibly,” said Ben Olague, an outreach program specialist with Golden West College in Huntington Beach. Golden West College was one of five Orange County community colleges who sent staff on Thursday to an all-day information […]

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Florida System Sees Increase in Latino Enrollment

It’s personal for Madeline Pumariega. National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Thursday, is more than a calendar date for the Miami born Cuban American. In Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras it is Independence Day. In the United States, Sept.15 is a chance for Americans to recognize and celebrate the Hispanic and Latino […]

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Mississippi: Community College Rolls Shrinking

JACKSON, Miss. — Enrollment for the fall semester rose strongly at Mississippi’s eight public universities, but fell for the sixth straight year at the state’s 15 community colleges. Preliminary counts released Friday show students rose 2.5 percent at universities and fell 0.9 percent at community colleges. Community college enrollment has falling since the end of […]

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CSI Foreign Enrollment Bucks Trend

Students from foreign countries continue to be attracted to the College of Southern Idaho even as international student enrollment declines at colleges across the country.

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Online courses explode, but 90 percent of enrollees drop out within two weeks. Why?

The recent growth of online education has been astounding. Last year, 35 million people signed up for at least one online college-level class. That’s more than double the previous year’s enrollment. The popularity of online learning is easy to understand. Today, students have access to well over 4,000 courses in a wide array of subjects, […]

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20 Community Colleges Work on Unifying Credentials

A foundation dedicated to increasing the number of Americans who possess degrees, certificates and other kinds of credentials has funded a $1.8 million project to demonstrate that community colleges can adopt and use diverse credentials within their communities