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APRIL 9, 2024

Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced its selection of seven community colleges to participate in the second cohort of its Accelerating Equitable Outcomes initiative. Stout “America’s rural communities are integral to our nation’s economic and fiscal well-being,” said ATD President and CEO Dr. Karen A. Dr. Karen A.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced that eight ATD Network community college students were chosen as 2024 DREAM Scholars, including one Tribal College and University student, one student from a college within the South African Siyaphumelela Network, and one student from a Gateway to College program.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) recently received recognition from Achieving the Dream , an organization and network founded to close achievement gaps and accelerate student success nationwide by guiding institutional change, influencing public policy, generating knowledge, and engaging the public. 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2024, around 900 total minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and community colleges celebrated civic holidays, like National Voter Registration Week, which takes place in early October, he said.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lizette Navarette will become the next president of Woodland Community College, effective January 2024, The Appeal-Democrat reported.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Roughly a tenth of Lakeland Community College (LCC) employees will be removed to avoid financial challenges for the school, Scene reported. To "balance the 2024 budget without using reserves," 66 people would be let go, 25 without benefit packages, according to an email after an executive board meeting that was not publicly announced.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Austin Community College District (ACC) is proposing to make college tuition free for all high school seniors in Central Texas. The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February.

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APRIL 9, 2025

in fall 2024, matching the increase seen in the previous year. in 2024 and 3.4% Faculty members who remained employed at the same institution from fall 2023 to fall 2024 saw more substantial gains, with a nominal increase of 4.7% The Consumer Price Index for Urban consumers (CPI-U) increased by 2.9% and a real increase of 1.8%

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MARCH 7, 2025

Jackson, who was appointed president at Nashville State Community College in 2018. Whitaker became interim president of Colorado College, a medium, private nonprofit college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2024, just five years after earning tenure as an associate professor at the college in spring 2019.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Governor Josh Shapiro The historically Black university is set to receive an additional $992,500 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 to total state appropriations above $21.7 million (6%) increase for community colleges, and a $35.1 million for the year. million (6%) increase for Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Marked by large-scale campus protests, congressional hearings on antisemitism and waning public trust, 2024 was a hard year for college presidents. Some institutions hired away well-known sitting presidents, while others saw their leaders leave amid difficult and dramatic circumstances. As with every year, top leaders came and went.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) recently received high honors from Achieving the Dream , an organization and network founded to close achievement gaps and accelerate student success nationwide by guiding institutional change, influencing public policy, generating knowledge, and engaging the public. 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center will be collaborating to produce two publications in support of ultimately improving transfer student outcomes, particularly for students of color and low-income students. out by Summer/Early Fall of 2024.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

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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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Between 2022 and 2023 alone, 92 colleges abandoned legacy preferences, representing an 18% decrease that coincided with the Supreme Court's landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions. In 2024, California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia joined Colorado in restricting legacy admissions through state laws.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Susan Gaulden is vice president for strategic initiatives at Passaic County Community College, where she is establishing new partnerships to enhance the support and services for students. She has led initiatives including the Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement Leaders in College Program.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is projecting that 2,000 students will benefit from this program during the 2024-25 academic year. FDLTCC is both a tribal college and a community college part of the state system. This is for individuals who have not already earned a bachelor’s degree.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Dr. Michael Gavin Delta College is a two-year public community college in University Center, Michigan. Before serving at Delta, Gavin worked at Prince George’s Community College for 13 years and Anne Arundel College for seven years, both located in Maryland. Delta College has to be ready for our students.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Sara Goldrick-Rab is author of Paying the Price, College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. She is a senior fellow at Education Northwest, an adjunct professor at the Community College of Philadelphia, and Founder of The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice.

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MARCH 20, 2025

In a June 2024 article, Katherine Gonzalez noted, Top-level leaders in community colleges are not only aging, but also retiring in waves, with an average tenure of five to seven years. One such case of a highly successful organizational transition occurred at Carroll Community College in Westminster, Maryland.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Federal Innovation Push Brings ‘Moment of Change’ for Community Colleges kathryn.palmer… Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:00 AM As the National Science Foundation ramps up investment in technological innovation, community colleges are training the workforce needed to support emerging scientific advances.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Eight community colleges are now members of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network, joining more than 300 institutions nationwide as part of the higher education reform network’s 2024 cohort. Dr. Karen A.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A Guaranteed Income Program for Community College Students Sara Weissman Thu, 11/21/2024 - 03:00 AM The Los Angeles Community College District is experimenting with a new program that gives $1,000 a month to students in health-related fields. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has partnered with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to provide on-campus childcare classrooms at community colleges. Yasmina Vinci The Kids on Campus initiative launched during the 2024 Community College National Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Most community college students intend to transfer. Sixty-seven percent of 2024 Community College Survey of Student Engagement ( CCSSE ) respondents across 164 institutions indicated that they were planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Dr. Linda L. Dr. Linda L. Mathis of the John E.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

The number of graduates from the state’s community colleges has seen a marked increase, according to data released Wednesday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Overall, the number of Colorado college students earning credentials within six years is holding steady. percent completed. percent completed.

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JANUARY 2, 2025

Drivers of the rising price of a college education. link ) Commonfund Institute (2024). 2024 higher education price index. This small college was out of options. Predicting college closures and financial distress. The invisible colleges revisited: An empirical review. 2024, April 22). Ortagus, J.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

This is the second consecutive year of undergraduate growth and third straight year of growth for community colleges. Despite that overall undergraduate growth, NSCRC’s “Stay Informed” report for fall 2024 shows a decline in freshman enrollment. The college has also experienced a slight decline in first-time freshmen.

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MAY 16, 2023

1, 2024, if approved – would require public colleges and universities to accept all major courses approved for transfer through Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Act as equivalent major courses, so long as a specific major is offered at the receiving institution. Cristina Castro SB2288 – effective Jan.

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MARCH 28, 2024

And while I am always trying to find ways to support community college students, I believe this work can be applied to all higher education institutions. Community college is free, and student aid covers the total cost of attendance. Every vendor on a community college campus would be required to accept SNAP.

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MARCH 31, 2024

Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis delivers a keynote address at the DREAM 2024 conference.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Understanding loan aversion in education: Evidence from high school seniors, community college students, and adults. link ) Free college/college promise programs Carruthers, C. What Knox achieved: Estimated effects of tuition-free community college on attainment and earnings. link ) Boatman, A.,

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MAY 14, 2024

Stephanie Pacheco has been named the 2024 National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States by the youth literary organization Urban Word. Stephanie Pacheco “It was a combination of shock, exuberant joy but most of all, I felt so full of love,” described Pacheco on learning about the honor. Being awarded this title is such a great honor.”

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Officials said the achievement is driven by significant increases in the number of California residents, underrepresented students, and California Community College transfer students offered fall 2024 admission. Officials said the university is poised to enroll more California undergraduates than ever.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Whether it was news of a recent college closure or a forecast of the severity of the demographic cliff, the most popular stories of 2024 centered on the changing makeup of higher education institutions. Here are the 10 most popular stories from University Business’ website for 2024: 1. College closures are surging.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Antioch University, Bard College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Elizabethtown College will host the newest centers, bringing the total of TRHT partner institutions to 71. AAC&U is accepting applications for the 2024 institute , held virtually June 25-28.

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MAY 30, 2024

As community colleges are often resource-strapped, collaborating with neighbor institutions allows for each to offer different specializations that fit the workforce needs of the area. “If While institutions may be keen to separate themselves and stand out, this report suggests a solution that runs counter to the idea of competition.

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