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Transforming Community Colleges for Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information. Interestingly, at the Community College of Aurora, over 40% of our learners identify as adult learners.

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When Education Fails to Align with the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than one quarter of all middle-skills credentials and associate degrees offered nationwide are misaligned with the needs of their local labor markets, according to the latest report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), " The Great Misalignment."

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Community College Enrollment: Reducing Inefficiencies in Onboarding

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

In fact, some schools have experienced record growth over the last five years, and no higher education institutions are better positioned for continued growth in the next decade than community colleges. Community colleges play a crucial role in providing an accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. The Impact Internship is part of a campus wide effort to support undocumented students in their completion of the Dream Service Incentive Grant requirements.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. get your copy 2.

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How micro-credentials are spurring deeper collaboration between community college and employers

University Business

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. Over the last three and a half years, Larson and the Education Design Lab have helped over 75 community colleges across 20 states develop micro-credentials.