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Partnership to Reopen Community College Campus Childcare Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Willis has announced plans to reopen the college’s on-campus Children’s Learning Center in partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County. The facility closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated budget reduction efforts.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

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Across the country, community colleges and universities are seeing fewer students enroll, a trend that could have long-term consequences for both individuals and the economy. Similar to institutions nationwide, we saw enrollment plummet during the pandemic, dropping by 20% in 2020-2021.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

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Lennor Johnson, president and superintendent of Imperial Valley College in El Centro, California. Student housing is extremely rare at community colleges in California, although affordable housing is increasingly hard to find. The Harbour, where 800 Orange Coast College students live on campus. Out of the system’s 1.8

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Report Shows Small Changes in Post-High School College Enrollment

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At the country day school, in addition to school resources students’ parents would utilize private tutors and other outside support services. She also suggested that community colleges and state public four-year institutions be involved to create more seamless transfers.

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Report: Undergraduate Enrollment Finally Rising

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Fall 2023 saw enrolment growth at public two-year schools and community colleges rose significantly (2.6%) while public and private nonprofit four-year schools saw increases to a lesser degree (0.6% Community colleges saw similarly high growth for freshmen age 25+ (12.8%) and age 21-24 (13.9%). and 2%, respectively.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges. Dr. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs. Campuses are investing resources into financial aid and emergency support services.