EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! What are the features of a “modern student experience,” and how do community colleges stack up?

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University Business

JANUARY 7, 2025

.” Whether or not institutions are investing in evidence-based strategies or interventions proven to improve student outcomes. Proper investment in evidence-based strategies that boost student retention and completion can end up being a cost-effective strategy. One study estimates that a 10% drop in funding leads to a 3.6%

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

These colleges and their certification advocates argue that certification not only readily equips students with the real-world skills to transition successfully to their first job post but also addresses many of the equity concerns colleges face by validating the idea that all forms of learning are valued, including forms of skilled labor.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Many students worry about succeeding in gateway college-level mathematics courses needed to enter most community college degree and certificate programs. At the same time, succeeding in these courses correlates with student momentum and success.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

The new Recruitment Management module enhances Navigate’s customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and allows institutions to recruit and retain students with a single, unified platform. This results in duplication of effort and, in some cases, creates barriers to college access. Learn more at eab.com.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

A group of students from the Community College of Baltimore County set out to answer such questions and pull back the curtain on higher education for students through their podcast. “Through our research, that is what we have learned, that is what we’re dealing with here.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. ” She also advises a casual, conversational and friendly tone in the messaging (for Moorpark, that includes the use of emojis and exclamation points).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

“I had a student last week literally ask me why nobody cares,” Finkelstein said. Being a community college student is challenging … You’re juggling work schedules and childcare schedules and arranging your life so that you can be in school. “That was heartbreaking.

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University Business

JANUARY 11, 2023

“Students are especially interested in better understanding the devices and software they will need for the course in addition to the estimated cost of technology,” according to WCET. Students want to know what student services will be available to them.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

The center now counts about 315 such programs, though that amounts to a presence at less than 10 percent of colleges and universities. Proponents of expanding the number of programs point to research showing greatly improved employment outcomes for students, who also learn skills to help them live independently and be less reliant on family.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4 percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. As of fall 2022, enrollment declines at community colleges had slowed to 0.4

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In this episode, we speak with Melanie Booth, Executive Director of the Higher Learning Commission’s Credential Lab, and Ian Roark, Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development & Innovation at Pima Community College, to discuss the policy and practice of making CPL a reality for different forms of credentials. And thanks.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

What inspires these grim thoughts is Kimball and Iler’s richly researched, provocative and pivotally important history of college endowments, campus fundraising campaigns, university finances, institutional spending and student debt. There are other important points that grow out of Kimball and Iler’s research.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Pueblo Community College VP of Student Success, Dr. Heather Speed, to examine changes Pueblo made to boost enrollment heading into the fall semester. Our special guest today is Heather Speed, vice president for Student Success at Pueblo Community College. Transcript.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 24, 2023

For students to “connect with each other, learn about college success, learn about resources and engage with the community.” ” (TRIO SSS at USD also partners with an orientation program from the university’s Native Student Services.)

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Beginnings of Co-Curricular Research (1950s): By 1950, collecting questionnaire data on student activities and feedback was under way at the secondary level (Tompkins, 1950). Much like assessment today, the purpose of this work was to establish baseline participation rates and initiate new programs based on student feedback.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

The dashboards include templatized reports, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) based on EAB research and experience with hundreds of institutions so that partners need not start from scratch. Accelerators are designed to help leaders answer a common set of institutional questions.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

Creating Community. Colleges have been working for years to make transgender and nonbinary students feel comfortable living on campus. Many institutions have established a process for such students to make specific roommate requests; others offer gender-neutral halls, where students of any gender may live together.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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NACADA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, you can look forward to seeing the following presentations in Pittsburgh: Region 3 Big Goals, Big Moves – Searching for Success Through Self-Actualization Doris Munoz-Fayetteville Technical Community Colleg e Allison Sigmon-University of North Carolina at Charlotte “Having a mid-career crisis?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In its 2017 report, the Babson Survey Research Group looked at online education in the United States and reported the following: Seventy-one percent of the 4,717 U.S. Project-based learning A growing trend in online learning, this approach allows students to research, present and share their ideas to demonstrate real-world skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

The literature is replete with research on the negative outcomes Black males experience from employment to education as well as from health and interactions with law enforcement. Black boys are also suspended and expelled at much higher rates than other students ( Graves & Wang, 2022 ). Chapter 5: Small, C.L. Cunningham, P.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. from the Community College Leadership Program. Perhaps most notably, he was the founding president of El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas. When de los Santos became president of El Paso Community College, there was no campus.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver, who shares some of the solutions she was able to identify based on her unique understanding of higher ed. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership. Dr. DeSanctis is unique.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

The adopted budget does increase funding for a range of federal higher education programs, including $137 million more for historically underresourced institutions, but it keeps funding flat for the Office of Federal Student Aid. Retiring senators sent millions to the colleges and universities in their home states. Loan Forgiveness.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2023

Drumm McNaughton explores how higher ed leaders can follow these actionable steps with CEO Elliot Felix of Brightspot Strategy, a consultancy focusing on attracting and retaining students. He and his team have done this at multiple institutions, including MIT, NYU, NC State, and UVA, and have touched over a million students in this process.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

“We are thrilled that Congress provided the $500 increase,” said David Baime, senior vice president for government relations for the American Association of Community Colleges. “It will significantly help low-income students finance community college.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Symposium for 10 years and sought to extend the boundaries of the university community countywide. For the past 35-plus years, Parham has focused his research efforts in the area of psychological nigrescence and has authored numerous articles in the area. I left to go to community college and came back.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Strategic Responses and Adaptations In response to these pressures, colleges and universities have adopted various strategies. Some institutions, like Franklin University, successfully pivoted to online education and effectively managed articulation agreements with community colleges, showcasing a proactive approach to these challenges.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2025

The Alliance recommends colleges take these 10 steps to protect undocumented students’ data: Research and clarify the latest federal and state policy protections. Ensure campus personnel know how to respond to inquiries into student immigration status. Example: Cerritos Community College protocol.

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