Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Community colleges failing to fulfill their mission. percent in 2004 to 54.4 Not only has enrollment declined 37 percent since 2010, but the figures would be much worse were it not for high school students who now make up a fifth of all community college students. Eroding public confidence in higher education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

Programs for this population of students, which vary in length and scope, have grown dramatically since 2004, when an informal survey found about 25 programs nationally, according to the Think College National Coordinating Center, which offers support to postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 18, 2023

31 and will mean that the college cannot disburse federal financial aid funds. Bay State received approval to award associate degrees in 1975 and baccalaureate degrees in 2004. The college also has a campus in Taunton, Mass., Bay State's accreditation is set to be withdrawn Aug.

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

A typology and landscape of state funding formulas for public colleges and universities from 2004 to 2020. Mapping community college finance systems to develop equitable and effective finance policy. Understanding loan aversion in education: Evidence from high school seniors, community college students, and adults.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 19, 2023

” She pointed to a recent SHEEO study , which found that only 47 percent of students re-enrolled after their college closed. Of those who re-enrolled, only about a third earned a credential, based on an analysis that examined college closures between 2004 and 2020.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

If that was true in 2004, it’s even more true today, as the competition for jobs has intensified exponentially.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

Discussions are still ongoing about the future of the program, which was approved as a bachelor’s degree program in 2004 on a campus where about 16 percent of all undergraduates are Black, according to federal data. “A working group was convened in Spring of 2022. The group met throughout the summer and fall of 2022.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 12, 2017

She has been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2004, and has recently completed the Edinburgh Teaching Award towards Senior Fellow. Dec 12, 2017

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

In sum, institutional transfer acceptance practices may cause an incentive business model where learners must buy credits ( NECHE 2004 ).

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University Business

JANUARY 1, 2024

Analyzing the strongest community colleges and their systems Despite the year’s headlines painting community colleges poorly, community colleges are seeing some favorable developments. New Mexico, Connecticut and Maryland were rated as having the best community college systems.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

Image: Over the last five years, most of the Confucius Institutes hosted at American colleges and universities have closed down—but now a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines a process for their potential return. Whether U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Diverted Dream: Community colleges and the promise of educational opportunity in America, 19001985. Lafer, Gordon (2004). Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide Us. America's Broken Promise: Bridging the Community College Achievement Gap. Excelsior College Press. Brennan, J & Magness, P.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

“You can create a net-zero campus pretty easily by just shutting it down,” quips Jay Antle, executive director of the Center for Sustainability and a history professor at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas. Now the number sits at about 800, with three-quarters or more being colleges and universities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 9, 2023

First elected to the House in 2004, she’s developed a reputation as a staunch conservative. Before serving in Congress, Foxx was a sociology instructor at Appalachian State University and president of Maryland Community College. “That’s where we see a lot of need for today’s students,” she said.

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