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Ezeonu previously served as where Vice President of Instruction at Green River College from July 2018 through February 2025. During her time there, she led full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment, development, retention and evaluation, curriculum and instruction.
The profile of the average communitycollege student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.
The Ohio College Comeback Compact began in the summer of 2022 across eight partnering institutions : Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga CommunityCollege, Kent State University, Lakeland CommunityCollege, Lorain County CommunityCollege, Stark State College, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University.
Six communitycolleges have received $150,000 each from Lumina Foundation to bolster their digital and mobile presence to better connect with and recruit students. We intentionally focused on smaller colleges which make up most two-year institutions.
But to fully engage faculty in these efforts, institutions must change the culture surrounding the idea of who owns recruitment and enrollment. As experts in their fields and mentors to current students, they are uniquely positioned to make meaningful connections with prospective students.
After two years of COVID-19, communitycollege enrollment was in triage. Indian River State College (IRSC) in Fort Pierce, FL, and Coahoma CommunityCollege (CCC) in Clarksdale, MS, saw their efforts to rebuild their student populations pay off. Dr. Timothy Moore, president of Indian River State College.
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 communitycollege part of the state system.
Yet there is little research on the underrepresentation of African American communitycollege trustees. However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority communitycollege trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al.,
Communitycolleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of CommunityColleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent communitycolleges enrolling 10.2
EAB has announced an upgrade to its flagship technology, Navigate , to help collegesrecruit and retain students. It was tested in partnership with select communitycolleges and now will become available to more schools. Schirmeier said: “The technology is just one part of the solution.
CommunityCollege of Baltimore County (CCBC) has received $75,000 to increase retention, completion, and transfer success for male students of color. Dr. Sunni L. Within higher education, closing the achievement gap is the conversation most associated with our male students of color,” said MSSI Program Director Dr. Sunni Solomon.
Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves communitycollege transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year communitycollege, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).
Along that same line, experts spent the webinar discussing strategies and recent briefs on equitable admissions in higher ed, specifically on topics such as recruitment, legacy admissions, early action practices, test-optional and test-free policies, and holistic review of student applications.
Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of communitycolleges. Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of communitycolleges. However, this commitment to providing broad access to postsecondary pathways (Kisker et al.,
As chief executive officers in the California communitycollege 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.
Jackson, who was appointed president at Nashville State CommunityCollege in 2018. Montague of Volunteer State CommunityCollege raised serious questions about the unique pressures faced by women leaders, particularly women of color. Success stories Among the initiatives success stories is Dr. Shanna L.
In a June 2024 article, Katherine Gonzalez noted, Top-level leaders in communitycolleges are not only aging, but also retiring in waves, with an average tenure of five to seven years. One such case of a highly successful organizational transition occurred at Carroll CommunityCollege in Westminster, Maryland.
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Military friendly is a common phrase used by organizations to communicate an appreciation of military service members (Kirchner, et al., If your communitycollege is struggling to have those conversations, outside facilitators can support you. 4) How does your organization recruit and integrate military-connected staff?
Fundamentally, the police are responsible for understanding the culture, history, and issues affecting the communities they serve. As noted by Dennis (2020), communitycolleges in the U.S. Police academies are the gateway to cultural competence, allowing recruits to gain an understanding of cultural perspectives.
Teacher, Adviser, Researcher… Recruiter? Liam Knox Thu, 12/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Plummeting enrollments at Evergreen State College put deep cuts on the table. When the faculty volunteered to help recruit new students, the tide began to turn. Byline(s) Liam Knox
Image: Communitycolleges 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.
Recruiting to Campuses Far, Far Away Liam Knox Tue, 11/28/2023 - 03:00 AM Demographic shifts and funding woes have led a diverse and growing array of colleges to hire recruiters who live and work hundreds of miles from campus. Is it worth it? Byline(s) Liam Knox
Rector: Recruiting U.S. Scholars Can Protect Threatened Research sara.custer@in Fri, 03/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Universities should offer opportunities to U.S. talent because it can prevent fruitful lines of enquiry from being abruptly cut off, says head of leading European institution. Byline(s) Emily Dixon for Times Higher Education
million in a settlement over unlawful recruitment tactics for military students, the California Attorney General’s office announced Thursday. The University of Phoenix has agreed to pay $4.5
Cooney The state has experienced a growing shortage in emergency medical service providers, including volunteers, due partly to difficulties recruiting and low pay. For example, in-state communitycollege tuition was around $5,290 in 2023-24. New York experienced a 17.5% GPA, to be eligible for the tuition-waiver program.
Blogs 6 trends impacting communitycollege 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 communitycolleges. get your copy 2.
Communitycolleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. The KSU-CCLP is a unique program that prioritizes recruiting women and minorities as future leaders that reflect the demographics of communitycolleges. in communitycollege leadership. Roueche and Margaretta B.
Brown University is launching a new initiative to improve student diversity, focusing on expanded recruitment and financial aid strategies to combat the effects of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling striking down affirmative action.
When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the CommunityCollege of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Washington is dean of the nascent Honors College. We really have to be flexible.
appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for students recruited to a sham university set up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to sue the government to recoup what they paid to enroll.
Image: Communitycollege 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.
While overall enrollments are still down (with about 100,000 students missing from communitycollege since the start of the pandemic), the data show that student mobility has increased, particularly transfers into very competitive or highly selective institutions. Six-year completion rates have also increased.
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ASU has added several Spanish language marketing materials, including an En Espanol section on the university’s website, a comprehensive admissions piece, Spanish campus tours, and multiple recruitment pieces for academic programs. CSUN has put an infrastructure in place for faculty and staff recruitment, including equity review officers.
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In recent years, California institutions are steadily losing many of their communitycollege graduates who go on to transfer to for-profit colleges or opt instead to attend an historically Black college or university in another state. Wood is hoping to recruit some of those students to his campus. “In
Salcedo is the director of the Center for CommunityCollege Partnerships at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Alexander observes that many high school and communitycollege students see no connection to the university, therefore building pathways to higher education is part of AAP’s outreach.
While freshman enrollment at four-year institutions (public, private, profit and non-profit) dropped by 1.5%, communitycollege freshman enrollment increased by.9%. But communitycollege enrollment only dropped by.4%, Dr. Karen A. increase in participation in dual enrollment programs at high schools.
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