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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks II College graduates also continue to enjoy higher employment rates than their peers and are more likely to hold positions that include benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan. More than 99% of our Trine alumni are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are FAFSA webinars available, I believe community and family focused FAFSA and financial aid workshops in tribal communities might be an effective way to promote college going overall among indigenous students.” FDLTCC is both a tribal college and a community college part of the state system.

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Engage New Students Early Or Lose Them: Here’s How to Do It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jean Petty started her community college education right out of high school and had no idea how to “do college.” She walked into the first college she attended not knowing where to start, and no one was very helpful in getting her enrolled and on a pathway. Many community college students have Petty’s experience.

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Why a college degree is still a great return on investment

University Business

College graduates also continue to enjoy higher employment rates than their peers and are more likely to hold positions that include benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan. More than 99% of our Trine alumni are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

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Accreditor emerging for intellectual disabilities programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A federal definition used with some programs describes students with intellectual disabilities as having “significant limitations” in cognitive functioning, as well as with social, practical and conceptual adaptive skills. ” He said he sat in on a class last year and knew that he wanted to try college.

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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“I’m not sure if any program is doing that, but it’s definitely not what we’re doing.” ” She cited LaGuardia Community College, part of the City University of New York system, as one institution that is helping its students grasp the versatility of English.

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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Since then, information has dripped out in twice-monthly community updates—held after the college’s regular Monday public readings of Scripture—and regular emails to alumni. ’ And to the credit of King’s College, they do have a next step plan in place.” The news has not been promising.