Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Elizabeth Mauch Bethany College Mauch, currently president of Bethany College, previously served in faculty and leadership roles at Bloomsburg University, including as dean of the College of Education. In her new position, she will oversee Vermont State University (VTSU) and the Community College of Vermont.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

The largest gain in retention rates over the last decade was in community colleges — increasing 3.7 Shapiro noted that community colleges saw the sharpest declines in enrollment and persistence at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among part-time students, and that is now rebounding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

higher education institutions, fall 2022 dual enrollment at two-year colleges grew by 11.5%. That boost helped recover some of the losses experienced by community colleges during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But dual enrollment doesn’t just offer larger enrollment numbers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Funding for community colleges will match the fiscal year 2022 level at $689 million despite drops in enrollment. Rebecca Natow, an assistant professor of education and leadership policy at Hofstra University, was pleased. "I There’s infrastructure needs that have been neglected over decades,” he said.

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University Business

JUNE 21, 2024

Community colleges must recommit to reforming developmental education courses, or dev-ed, to ensure K12 students hampered by the pandemic won’t crash out of the postsecondary track, declares a new report from FutureEd, a public policy think tank at Georgetown University.

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EAB

APRIL 24, 2023

How Northampton Community College Simplified Compliance Reporting with Automated Data Preparation Northampton’s New Process with Edify Saves Valuable Staff Time About Northampton Community College is a public two-year college serving 20,000+ students across three campuses in Pennsylvania. Browning, Ph.D.,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2024

Online Continuing Ed Programs See Improved Staffing but Problems Remain Lauren.Coffey@… Wed, 03/27/2024 - 03:00 AM A new report finds online programs focused on continuing education getting increased support and faculty, but struggling for respect among other departments. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Most organizations work with four-year colleges or universities (49%) and community colleges (45%) to provide training or learning opportunities to their employees, so while collaborating on micro-credentials may be unfamiliar territory, the connection is well established. They are more of a supplement than a replacement.

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University Business

AUGUST 28, 2024

Among the first objectives in Kansas State’s 2023 strategic plan is to enroll 5,000 to 7,000 alternative credential-seeking learners by 2030 across continuing education courses, micro-credentials and industry training collaboratives. It took 10 months for the university to implement the system.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Georgetown already offers an on-campus version of this program through its School of Continuing Education to a student body that consists of 62 percent students of color and 40 percent military-connected learners. That figure is much cheaper than average list price of $1,586 for an in-person education at a private institution.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Despite the lack of efficacy in today’s internships, several institutions still believe in fostering career preparation services between higher education and employers. Northern Virginia Community College developed the Guaranteed Interviews program alongside participating local employers to create a direct talent pipeline.

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University Business

JULY 6, 2023

While the trend is still limited to a handful of partnerships, including private career training programs in public college and university portfolios is accelerating. Schools are branding the training programs and offering them to adult and continuing education students through their catalog.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Several degree-granting colleges and universities have found ways to open students’ accessibility to pathways programs—such as apprenticeships, certificates and certifications—while keeping the door open for continued education.

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Clark Nesxen

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Conference attendees receive learning opportunities to fulfill continuing education requirements with various seminars and site visits. Photo courtesy of VANOMA At the local level in Virginia, we support National NOMA leadership goals of educating, empowering, and elevating our membership.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ninety-five percent of employers see benefits in their employees accruing microcredentials, according to a new survey from Collegis Education and UPCEA, the association for college and university leaders in online and professional continuing education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Your experience teaching students—or just being an advanced learner yourself—means you might enjoy working as a curriculum manager or learning designer in higher education or adult continuing education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Johnson The reach, scope, and importance of the California Community College (CCC) System cannot be overstated. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, it comprises 90,000 employees, 73 districts, 116 colleges, and nearly two million students. California community colleges matter.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2023

“With the economy shifting … we need workforce education training faster and better,” said James Fong, chief research officer at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA).

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Parchment

JANUARY 7, 2025

And then the other aspect of outcomes, of course, is outcomes of value in terms of employment and earnings or continued education or, you know, better skill in the workplace. A lot of it is within community colleges. So that’s the key thing. It doesn’t lead to skills and competencies.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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Parchment

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

You know, is this continuing education that can, you know, help with certification for teachers or for human services or for social work, all of those that require continuing education units. traditional continuing education that’s offered through our continuing education division division.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

She spent 10 years working in the health services management field, overseeing the operation of large ambulatory medical practices in New York City and Connecticut, and later served as the program chair of the Allied Health Department at Naugatuck Valley Community College.

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University Business

JUNE 28, 2024

Hired Lori Barber – College of Eastern Idaho College of Eastern Ohio President-elect Lori Barber Lori Barber has served as the vice president of academic and student affairs at the College of Eastern Idaho for the past five years; before that, she was the dean of general education. Prezant begins Aug.

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Edu Alliance Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

American higher education overall has 39 million people with Some College, No Credential (SCNC) as of July 2020 according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The most recent study dated 2017 shows the following: 30% of first-year students drop out before their second year of college.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Even small colleges took on the responsibilities of a small city for housing, transportation, health care, and sports. To raise revenue, campuses became more entrepreneurial, expanding continuing education, offering summer programs, renting campus space, and more.

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