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MARCH 28, 2023

Adult learners and dual enrollment are driving growth at Illinois community colleges, according to a recent report. In North Carolina, officials reported that an adult learner pilot program boosted enrollment. between 2022 and 2023, according to a report from the Illinois Community College Board.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Leverage Faculty Partnerships and Technology to Address the Community College Enrollment Crisis. Pueblo Community College's Two-Pronged Approach to Combatting Summer Melt. Pueblo Community College (Pueblo) is a Hispanic-Serving Institution with over 5,000 students across three campuses. The Challenge.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Maura Healey proposed a free community college plan in March as part of her budget proposal. The Massachusetts Senate approved an expanded plan that would include nursing students enrolled in community college. Healey has yet to say whether she supports the inclusion of free nursing programs at community colleges.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The proposed Community College Guarantee program would offer additional financial aid to students with higher needs. While Michigan is one of only nine states with few eligibility limits for free tuition, there have been efforts to make community college free for all U.S.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Dual enrollment programs are on the rise. The number of high school students taking college courses jumped over 20% between Fall 2021 and Fall 2023, according to the latest NSC Research Center data. One study shows that high schoolers now comprise nearly 1 in 5 community college students !

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MARCH 14, 2024

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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EAB

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Community College Outreach Campaign Ideas. A targeted outreach campaign is an effort of focused, proactive communication to a population of students in need of a specific intervention or action. 3 ways to combat the community college enrollment decline. How to Build a Student-Centric Community College.

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MAY 5, 2023

Students, staff, and faculty in the California Community Colleges system have access to free and confidential immigration legal services through the Higher Education Legal Services Project. Services carry over until a resolution is found, even if a student has graduated from the community college.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The bill would allow low-income students to pursue bachelor's degrees at community colleges tuition-free. It would extend the two years of free community college already offered to qualifying students to four. California Community Colleges offer over 30 bachelor's degree programs.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Community college enrollment fell sharply during the pandemic and hasn't fully recovered. Many students who left community college during the pandemic aren't planning to return, according to a recent New America survey. Of the students who plan to enroll, many are putting their plans off past 2023.

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MAY 30, 2023

Blogs How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines Innovative tips to build and sustain dual enrollment momentum This story was originally published in the League for Innovation’s Innovatus Magazine (March 2023). Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Infographic How Application Growth Drives Enrollment in Your State Our research indicates that application growth is essential not just for increasing enrollment but for preventing losses as well. Read the Insight Paper The post How Application Growth Drives Enrollment in Your State appeared first on EAB.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Almost half of community college students received grants as part of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund in 2021, according to the Department of Education. Community colleges spent roughly $4.5 billion in HEERF funding on direct grants to students in 2021. Community colleges in 2021 sent more than $4.5

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt out”. As the number of traditional-aged students continues to decline, community college leaders must focus on enrollment and recruitment strategies within their control. Source: EAB analysis of American Community Survey data.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Proposed legislation would offer forgivable loans to some Virginia community college students. New legislation in Virginia would offer forgivable loans to certain community college students who agree to work in "high-demand" fields. The legislation would require students to agree to study for a "high-demand" occupation.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Creating a Customized Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Dashboard Elmira College's partnership with Edify About Elmira College is a private college with a total enrollment of 673 students, a 76% retention rate, and a 56% six-year graduation rate.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The 2023 budget includes many earmarks for community colleges. Earmarks have returned Congress, and community colleges across the country are set to benefit from millions of dollars tacked onto a recently passed spending package. Sara Jacobs (D) designated $1.2 Juan Vargas (D) secured $1.2

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Biden visited Mesa Community College to promote the Mesa College Promise , which covers two years of tuition and fees at the school for eligible Mesa high school students. Community colleges." Two years ago, my husband, President Biden, made a promise to rebuild the middle class," the first lady said.

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APRIL 3, 2023

The president laid out an expansive free community college plan that would cost $90 billion over the next 10 years. The two plans could offer insight into what the president thinks he could feasibly get done to advance free community college during his tenure. States would have to cover the remaining 25%.

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EAB

MARCH 14, 2023

Podcast Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs Episode 142. Doing so helps short-staffed admissions team streamline subsequent communication efforts to convert more inquiries into applicants and more applicants into successful, engaged students. March 14, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. Colleges Eliminate Arts and Sciences Majors Last year saw several institutions announce cuts to their liberal arts programs.

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APRIL 28, 2023

More than 40 million students had some college but no credential as of July 2021, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Students largely came from community colleges and tended to return to the same community college they last attended when heading back to school.

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Enrollment teams will need to be nimble to develop marketing messages and strategies that will appeal to this new generation of graduate and adult learners. EAB’s Adult Learner Recruitment team surveyed more than 3,800 graduate, online, and adult degree completion students about their preferences, needs, and behaviors.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Insights from Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson, VP of Student Success at Germanna Community College Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 166, Could Your Students Benefit from “One Front Door” Onboarding? Enrollment saw a 16% increase. Blogs What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students?

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JULY 17, 2023

Browse programs Discover matches Request info #1 The Best LVN to BSN Programs in California 2023 Meridian Community College Meridian, MS 2 years Online + Campus The practical nursing program at Meridian Community College meets the educational requirements for a practical nursing license in the state of Mississippi.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Biden's budget also continues his push to increase funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), other MSIs, and community colleges. Biden's past plans for free community college for all have also taken a back seat.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Community colleges and four-year schools offer various associate degrees in a variety of subjects. You can start at a two-year community college to save money before transferring to a four-year school. In fact, many community colleges partner with four-year schools to offer seamless transfers.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

students in 2020-2021. [1] students studying abroad decreased by 91% from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021. Note Reference [1] Check Students of color were much less likely to study abroad: While Black students made up 13% of the population of students in postsecondary institutions, just 4% participated in study abroad programs in 2020-2021. [2]

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Review these 7 aspects of your basic needs strategy before the semester begins Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, offering affordable and accessible pathways to academic and professional success. Collaborations with local food banks, grocery stores, and community organizations can help sustain these programs.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Busteed joined us in 2021 for our Presidential Experience Lab , EAB’s signature event for college and university presidents to take inspiration from out-of-industry exemplars to consider thought-provoking concepts, lessons and trends to help shape their leadership e­fforts and institutional strategy.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Kathy Hochul announced a series of initiatives designed to increase access to the state's colleges and universities. This year, 65,000 students received admissions letters to the system's community colleges and information about CUNY's four-year universities. As a result, those who are admitted are less likely to enroll.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Data Summary Check The college campus with the largest enrollment is Texas A&M University. [1] by total enrollment is Western Governors University, a fully online college. [2] Sources Largest Colleges in the U.S. The largest college campus in the U.S. by student enrollment is Texas A&M University.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Black and Latino/a students ages 25 and older, enrolled part time, or attending community college consistently have lower-than-average completion rates. College completion rates are on the rise. As of 2021, fewer than 4 in 10 Black and Latino/a students ages 25 and over completed their four-year degree within six years.

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MAY 1, 2023

The Be Ohio's Latest Degree holder Compact added Sinclair Community College in Dayton to its debt relief program. That program seeks to reengage stopped-out students by offering up to $5,000 in nonfederal college debt forgiveness. The BOLD Compact already includes various colleges and universities in western and southern Ohio.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

That left similar programs at three other institutions in the state in doubt: Utah State University Southern Utah University Salt Lake Community College Representatives from Utah State University and Salt Lake Community College told BestColleges that they would not revoke their tuition waiver scholarships.

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