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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2022, student leaders launched a campaign to challenge the long-standing stigma associated with attending community colleges. To overcome negative stereotypes, the CCSmart advocacy campaign tells the stories of students’ educational journeys and the positive impact community colleges had on their lives.

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Bridging Pathways for Military-Connected Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Military friendly is a common phrase used by organizations to communicate an appreciation of military service members (Kirchner, et al., If your community college is struggling to have those conversations, outside facilitators can support you. Dr. Susan M. 2) Who are your military-connected learners and how do you know?

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Dual enrollment can be costly for community colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Community college leaders are largely thrilled about the rise in high school students enrolling in college classes, particularly after steep enrollment declines during the pandemic, and many are hoping the trend continues. The paper offers strategies for colleges to run dual-enrollment programs without breaking the bank.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community College. Under the guidance of Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, president of Saint Augustine’s University in North Carolina, Sabree recently conducted a study to glean perspectives of former African American male community college athletes’ experiences. Engage in relationship building. Practice time management.

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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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Here’s where enrollment is booming across the South

University Business

Following 24% growth over the past four years, first-year enrollment reached 2,985 this fall, beating its previous high of 2,931 set in 2015, Herald Magazine reports. Growth across several of its community colleges has skyrocketed as well, according to AL.com: Ingram State Technical College: 33.3%

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. The racial gap in graduation rates is minimal.