Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

"At the national level, we know that there are labor shortages that are projected over the next 10 years across key industries,” said Emily Logo, a director at Upwardly Global and principal researcher and project manager on the report. “[In today have a college degree or higher, Krause-Vilmar said.

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MARCH 20, 2024

million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. Kenneth Adams "We are profoundly grateful for this incredible gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation," said Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

David Doré will become chancellor of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), effective Apr. Dr. David Doré Doré is currently president of campuses and executive vice chancellor for student experience and workforce development at Pima Community College.

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APRIL 2, 2023

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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APRIL 24, 2023

Jeff Cox has been appointed president of the North Carolina Community College System. Dr. Jeff Cox Cox is currently president of Wilkes Community College and head of the North Carolina Community College Presidents’ Association.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Virginia Western Community College’s campus in Roanoke has been proposed as the location for a new state historic marker about ties between desegregation and the creation of the state’s community college system, The Roanoke Times reported. This was the first community college to open under the new system.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Take the Basic Needs Hubs at Portland Community College, which show the power of embracing a mutual aid framework. The strongest evidence to date comes from a study at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston , where leaders have also capped meal prices to maximize affordability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Across the country, community colleges and universities are seeing fewer students enroll, a trend that could have long-term consequences for both individuals and the economy. A shrinking student population means fewer trained workers entering key industries, bringing about economic decline as the demographic cliff continues to grow.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

No doubt some of this stems from continuing efforts of Trine University and other institutions to provide programming that equips our graduates with the skills needed in business and industry. The benefits of a college experience extend well beyond a graduate's bank account.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. The Dream conference is hosted annually by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Facing a national shortage of early childhood educators , the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have teamed up for an innovative solution: paying students to reduce their hours at their jobs in favor of taking more classes. So why aren’t programs like this one more common?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges enrolling 10.2

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JANUARY 27, 2023

MassBay Community College will be offering free education and training in the areas of computers and technology to unemployed and underemployed workers. Collaborating with area workforce partners to fill the needs in MetroWest is a winning combination for the local economy.”

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University Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Achieving the Dream, the community college advocacy nonprofit, is currently testing a new framework which it believes can help two-year institutions reestablish themselves as community engines for socioeconomic mobilityand win over declining public perception in the sector. appeared first on University Business.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Higher education has entered a new era, one unlike previous eras of growth and expansion driven primarily by demographic growth and industrial expansion. Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee is the president of the Community College of Aurora. However, how can we serve as a practical guide for others if we fail first to guide ourselves?

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APRIL 4, 2024

The fastest-growing industries require workers with disproportionately higher education levels compared to industries with slower growth (Carnevale et al, 2023). Strategies to be considered include developing or expanding dual enrollment, apprenticeships, credit for prior learning, transfer, and community college baccalaureates.

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MARCH 4, 2025

In 2008, the Lumina Foundation, a national private foundation focused on higher education and workforce development, set a national attainment goal that by 2025 60% of working-age adults would earn college degrees, certificates or industry-recognized certifications.

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MARCH 22, 2023

The outcome is bad for students and industries alike: a lack of social mobility and a lack of qualified workers. The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 29, 2024

In an opinion essay they wrote for this publication recently, Robert Massa and Bill Conley gently took issue with my book Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management: How a Powerful Industry Is Limiting Social Mobility in American Higher Education (

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership. Today, some of our country’s communities are engaged in conversations about talent pipeline shortages, challenges, and opportunities. Our region has a large healthcare industry with a significantly unmet employment demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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University Business

AUGUST 21, 2024

Leading the way are the nation’s community colleges. But the students who are returning to community college classrooms today are less interested in earning a bachelor’s degree. The major aims to prepare students for careers in the region’s biotech industry. this spring. The school even has a clean room lab space.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Public health concerns increased responsibilities to care for and educate school-aged children and disrupted jobs and industries. Before and during COVID, most of these students vanished from our most affordable and accessible institutions – our community colleges. But we need to look closer at the data.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

James Lancaster James Lancaster has been appointed vice chancellor of workforce development at Los Angeles Community College District. in educational leadership from Cal State, Fullerton.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. College leaders report staffing losses at all levels, including IT workers, student success professionals, dining hall workers and executive leaders, she said.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Local adult learners and veterans seeking to diversify their skillsets in other high-demand careers have turned to the community college in droves since it opened in 2003. “One of the keys to our success has just been our ability to pivot very quickly and respond to industry demands.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Innovation districts—traditionally created through collaborations between cities, industry and research universities—are evolving to keep pace with rapid advancements in technology and an increasing need for social impact.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 28, 2025

This innovative approach, combined with strategic industry partnerships including Google, has created a new model for building enrollment in high-demand fields like cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Industry Integration: Understand strategies for embedding industry certifications and real-world expertise into curriculum design.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He also serves on the board of multiple organizations, including the American Academic Leadership Institute, of which he is board vice chair; the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems; and Goodwill Industries of Arkansas.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

“I am excited about making a difference in the education field through leveraging my extensive leadership skills and experience across various industries to help Achieving the Dream build its organizational capacity for serving the nation’s most reform-minded community colleges.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Institutions selected for the project are Clark University, Dallas College, Gallaudet University, Lorain Community College, Loyola University Maryland, Michigan State University, Scott College, St. Mary's College of California. Edward’s University, and St.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Connect Team at Hamilton College in New York serves as a bridge between students and graduates working in various industries. Students of all grades work as part of their teams, connecting to alumni from that specific industry through student-facing events and blog posts.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Half of the American workforce — roughly 70 million people — are 25 and older and lack a college degree, but have gained skills and knowledge through alternate routes, such as community college, apprenticeships, military service or on-the-job training and experience. In 2022, 75% of JP Morgan Chase ’s U.S.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

She possesses an associate degree earned in her early 20’s from her local community college. The plight of the place-bound student and the existence of education deserts offer another compelling equity-based argument for expansion of the community college baccalaureate degree. Lawrence A. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S.

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