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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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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences.

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California’s Revised Budget Plan Slashes Financial Aid Funding

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The state budget, finalized in June, includes $510 million in cuts to the Middle Class Scholarship and excludes funding for changes to Cal Grant, California's financial aid program. The program also applies to students pursuing a teaching credential and those enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at California Community Colleges.

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Study: For Nearly One-Third of Students, Higher Ed Doesn’t Pay Off

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Some 31% of students are enrolled in programs that do not lead to a positive ROI. Field of Study Dictates Income Potential With all the methodological dust settled, the report offers this sobering indictment of the higher education system: 31% of students are enrolled in programs that do not lead to a return on investment.

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Student Veterans Can Now Use GI Bill Benefits on Study Abroad

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Under the Veterans Auto & Education Improvement Act, students enrolled in a U.S. Students can also use their GI benefits if they enroll as guest students in a study abroad opportunity offered through a different U.S. school each student was enrolled in. "As based institution and the foreign institution.

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Average MCAT Score and Scores for Top Medical Schools

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The average MCAT score for all medical school applicants who ended up enrolling was 511.9. The number of medical school enrollees has increased consistently over the past five years, jumping from 21,622 students in 2018-2019 to 22,712 in 2022-2023. However, osteopathic schools, which grant the doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.)

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Arizona State University, Uber Celebrate Graduates of Free-Tuition Program

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Through the partnership launched in 2018, Uber will pay the remaining student tuition after the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) determines federal grants and scholarships. Uber allows the eligible driver to transfer tuition eligibility even in the middle of enrollment.

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