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Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Dr. Brian R. Dr. Larry Hlavenka Jr., Dr. Brian R. The community college often fits those needs and at a better price.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As in-person and hybrid learning resume, enrollment numbers have not returned to pre-COVID levels. Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Trent said the overall drop in enrollment was around 13%, but certain populations had greater drops than others. Dr. Everrett A.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Impact “As of 2020, students who live on campus, their [three-year] graduation rate is 4% higher than the students who do not live on campus,” says Andrew Morong, dean of enrollment management at CMCC. Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.”

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No Magic Here: Demystifying Black Female Leadership in a California Community College HSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whether it is enrollment recovery, budgetary pressures, and/or the increasing unmet basic needs of students and employees, the work is meaningful yet at times stressful. There is no magic involved. As a Black CEO at a non-majority Black institution, certain decisions and actions are viewed under a bright political spotlight.

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Unleash the Chatbots! AI for Retention

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

Each department—whether it is academic, registrar, advising, career counseling, student services, student success, food service, housing—are separate fiefdoms. While I definitely see the benefit of that method,” says Dr. Paul Orscheln, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management and Retention at Missouri Western State University. “I

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Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability: Changing Higher Education Podcast 157 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Kathryn Campbell and Dr. Zack Mabel

The Change Leader, Inc.

There can be a transportation, childcare, or food insecurity barrier. What social service providers can you partner with to address obstacles related to childcare, housing insecurity, food insecurity, and the basic needs that Zack mentioned earlier? Someone may have lost their housing or is experiencing a mental health issue.

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Improving Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates: Learning from the Arrupe College Strategic Enrollment Model

The Change Leader, Inc.

For example, one program provides complimentary breakfast and lunch daily to address food insecurity and build a sense of community. In addition, to close the technology gap, all students receive a laptop and, since the pandemic, internet hotspots.