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California State University Enrollment Declines Continue After Pandemic Emergency

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California State University reported an enrollment decline of 6.5% Only four of the 23 campuses in the CSU system recorded enrollment growth from 2019-2022. However, there was positive growth in the enrollment of historically excluded groups, with increases in Latino/a and Black student enrollments on multiple campuses.

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Improve the precision of student enrollment forecasting

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Blogs Improve the precision of student enrollment forecasting January 31, 2023 Jeff Pidcock Director of Budgeting and Business Transformation, Miami University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Resources Hanover Research (May 2011). Carollo, T.,

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

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Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. Increased competition Community college enrollment is facing several new external threats outside of the traditional competition from other colleges.

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges

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College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Enrollments have been dropping for a decade and cratered during the COVID-19 pandemic. To make matters even worse, a dangerous precipice looms on the near horizon, a demographic phenomenon known as the enrollment cliff. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?

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First-Generation College Students: Facts and Statistics

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Note Reference [2] A first-generation college student is someone who is enrolled in college but whose immediate family members did not earn degrees. This report touches on key findings about first-generation college students, covering demographics, graduation rates, enrollment, and typical post-graduation income levels. September 2016.

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Georgia HBCU Alumni File Lawsuit, Accuse State and University System of Underfunding

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Between fiscal years 2011 and 2022, Black land-grant universities alone lost nearly $200 million in resources because states declined to provide matching funds," said Scott in a press release. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent letters to 16 state governors saying their states owe a collective $12 billion to their HBCUs. State Reps.

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College Completion Rates Are Improving, But Not for All Students

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Black and Latino/a students ages 25 and older, enrolled part time, or attending community college consistently have lower-than-average completion rates. In addition to being enrolled part time, these students are also disproportionately BIPOC, 25 years old and over, and attending community colleges.