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Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Why would I let anything, especially something as absurdly over-valued like “college search,” get in the way? It’s finally happened.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We Having cohorts here is really important, especially for engineering and computer science because it’s a community that supports each other.” The transfer rate is 85% for students within three years of admission to EPW.

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New Sweet Briar Policy Bars Transgender Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Virginia women’s college made the change to comport with its founding documents, creating a stricter gender admissions policy than many of its peers.

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How Wealthy Universities Favor the Rich

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How Wealthy Universities Favor the Rich Josh Moody Tue, 01/21/2025 - 03:00 AM Documents released in an antitrust lawsuit show how some elite colleges gave well-connected applicants a leg up in admissions. Are these practices ongoing? Byline(s) Liam Knox Josh Moody

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Busting Roadblocks in the Community College Enrollment Cycle

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

To ensure that doesn’t happen, avoid these common pitfalls in the community college enrollment journey: Complex Enrollment Processes Lengthy admissions procedures: Complicated and time-consuming application processes can frustrate new students, especially those unfamiliar with higher education procedures.

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How to Address The Two Biggest Hurdles in Community College Virtual Onboarding?

EAB

How to Address The 2 Biggest Hurdles in Community College Virtual Onboarding. To help identify chief pain points in community college online enrollment, my colleagues and I went undercover as prospective students, applied to community colleges, and attempted to complete as many onboarding steps as possible within a 5- to 7-day window.

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Apply to US Universities from Brazil

Great College Advice

Community colleges, also known as junior colleges These are 2-year institutions that offer Associates degrees in a wide variety of academic disciplines. Community colleges also offer technical and vocational training. Community colleges are generally the least difficult, as they are generally open to all.