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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Number of Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degrees Declining For the liberal arts and humanities disciplines, the world has been changing for 50 years. Since the 1970s, the number of degrees conferred in the humanities has dropped fairly steadily , and that decline has picked up steam in recent years. of bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Long Does It Take to Get a Master’s Degree?

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Notably, from 2010–11 to 2020–21, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported a 19% increase in conferred master's degrees. Popular Online Programs Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”?

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Marcus points to deficiencies in the culture and processes at many two-year schools that make it harder than it has to be for students to earn their associate degree or transfer to a four-year institution. The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37% since 2010, or by nearly 2.6 million people. 80% of them.

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AANHPI in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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Data Summary Check Roughly 54% of Asians and Asian Americans ages 25 and older had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2019, however, this figure varies widely by origin group. [1] had a bachelor's degree or higher. [2] 2] Check The majority of Indian degree holders had a postgraduate degree. million out of 3.2

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New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises

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I appreciate the challenges that he mentioned such as students spending time and money on courses that just don't transfer, they just don't need, or community colleges having not great completion rates, students are described as wanderers, or like you said, the enrollment is declining. But this prize has been around since I think 2010, 2011.