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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Lennor Johnson, president and superintendent of Imperial Valley College in El Centro, California. Student housing is extremely rare at community colleges in California, although affordable housing is increasingly hard to find. The average household income required to afford rent and utilities is $81,191.

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The Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. However, this commitment to providing broad access to postsecondary pathways (Kisker et al.,

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The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 17, 2023

Roxanna Dewey , Glendale Community College Key Statement : As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder rises, challenges for college students with ASDs may be mitigated through instructional strategies beyond accommodations. Differences between HS and college. Differences between HS and College | Chapman University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

While some, including community colleges, are building more housing on campus, it’s just as important that colleges and universities partner with nonprofits and private developers to create affordable housing for their students off campus. and at the Community College of Philadelphia it is $7,500.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Courtney Adkins The beginning of the fall academic term brings to mind images of freshly graduated high school students arriving on college campuses across the country. When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled. Dr. Linda L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva “Unfortunately, what we were hearing from our alliance members who were at HBCUs, and predominantly Black institutions and community colleges was that their literal functionality with hardware and software was difficult to navigate,” said Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, President of CCA, in an interview with Diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This is the second consecutive year of undergraduate growth and third straight year of growth for community colleges. Mitra, vice president of student affairs & enrollment management at Queensborough Community College When asked if the FAFSA impacted freshman enrollment, Shapiro said the data doesn’t address that issue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Higher education institutions, experts said, are perfectly positioned to be leaders at this moment, using their research, strategic experience, and community knowledge to improve broadband access for everyone in the country. Post-secondary institutions could be instrumental in helping to coordinate and implement varied strategies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Colleges throughout the Carolinas are picking up the pieces after the devastating storm. As colleges and universities across the western Carolinas start the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, administrators say a full recovery will take not just days or weeks, but months and possibly even years.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But with the well of federal relief aid expired, community colleges that have historically served the nation’s most underresourced populations have been forced to cull together various resources to keep their at-risk students from stopping out and regain those lost due to finances. Of the $76.2 Education will help them.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Community colleges have taken great pride over many decades as an open-door institution welcoming students who had no other place to go. It is not known how many of these students are enrolled in community colleges, but it is likely these students are represented equally to those in universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the meantime, we need to join together as a community to learn from each other and work to benchmark our efforts while also receiving and giving support to keep on pushing. And it’s why in early 2024 Education Northwest is launching a new, free national community of practice for anyone and everyone who wants to learn and grow together.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

Best practices would be utilized and the results carefully tracked. Anyone, especially in the community college sector, would agree that funding is a gathering storm,” said Dr. Larry Hlavenka Jr., executive director of public relations, community and cultural affairs at Bergen Community College in New Jersey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

At the country day school, in addition to school resources students’ parents would utilize private tutors and other outside support services. She also suggested that community colleges and state public four-year institutions be involved to create more seamless transfers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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University Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In Colorado, House Bill 24-1340 offers a refundable state tax credit for low-income high school graduates pursuing postsecondary education, including micro-credential programs at technical colleges, community colleges and four-year institutions. Utilizing cost-effective content and existing resources. Approximately 3.7

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 12, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2023

It is a tool that utilizes transformative statement-response scenarios to gain perspective for in-depth infrastructural analyses. Jeffrey Robinson, the Who We Are Project founder, spoke candidly during his recent visit to the Central Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement. Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., After completing his Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

We need to reform the Low Income Housing Tax Credit’s eligibility rules so that more affordable housing can be created for community college students, eliminate student restrictions on access to public housing, and revise land use and zoning rules to increase the affordability of rental housing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

As an example, he cited a community college tracking median earnings after degree completion or percent employed in their area of occupational training, which are ways to measure market value of a degree or credential.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Today’s college students are digital natives, familiar with technology and expectant of systems to utilize digital solutions. A fall 2023 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse found students are looking for campus technology to feel more connected to campus, particularly through peer-to-peer interaction.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

community colleges combined. Community colleges serve 6.2 Rankings would be much more helpful if they prioritized how institutions effectively and ethically utilize the resources they do have. For the record, the “ top four ” institutions serve approximately 77,500 students combined.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As I recently explained to trustees, this is an easy and obvious win—SNAP is paid for by the federal government and there is no limit to the number of qualified students at a given college or university who may enroll. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. of attending your community college?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Additionally, five institutions that previously received the Seal have chosen to recertify their status by demonstrating how they continue to utilize the Seal’s principles. Phoenix College Founded in 1920, Phoenix College (PC) is part of Maricopa Community Colleges and one of the oldest community colleges in the country.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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The Scholarly Teacher

JUNE 12, 2024

For example, in a chemistry course, a weekly big question is, “What is stoichiometry and how do I know when to use it?” Starter Questions (Community Building) What and Why: Starter questions were utilized to create a sense of belonging and a trusting space for sharing. Engaged teaching: A handbook for college faculty.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the last presidential election, an out-of-state student going to college in Ohio wouldn’t have to do much to vote in the state beyond registering and bringing proof of residence—a bank statement, a utility bill or even a paycheck listing their Ohio address—to the polls.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

million to provide its state community college system with 10 BCR Cyber Series 3000 Cyber Ranges. “But utilizing the cyber range completely changes the game for these students. The Cyber Workforce Accelerator earned $3.6 It’s why employers are so interested in this model.”

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JUNE 12, 2023

The New Student Experience at a Community College The enrollment data for community colleges is positive for the first time in a long time, with an overall enrollment increase of 2.1% Despite this recent trend reversal, community colleges can’t ignore the 37% decline (nearly 2.6

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University Business

APRIL 7, 2023

However, a new guide by The Aspen Institute suggests a different approach: Rural community colleges have the potential to revitalize the surrounding area by unlocking economic mobility and technological advances. Still, skepticism about higher education threatens to upend rural community colleges.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Blogs 3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting How to save time and move your data strategy from disparate to deliberate Community College IR and IE offices spend weeks (if not months) each year on IPEDS and other compliance reports.

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