EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

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. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Traditional undergraduate challenges remain National Student Clearinghouse 2023 fall enrollment data indicate that undergraduate enrollment grew for the first time in several years (+2.1%), but nearly all growth was driven by community colleges (+4.6%) offering dual enrollment courses. Accessed via Lightcast TM.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. Tip #1: Build belonging.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! What are the features of a “modern student experience,” and how do community colleges stack up?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The good news is actually very good: Enrollment rates continue to tick up ever so slightly, suggesting that attending college is becoming increasingly popular among new high school graduates. For the class of 2022, immediate enrollment in college increased by "as much as 3.2 By 2022, it had dropped to 62%.

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JULY 12, 2023

Two dozen states offer some form of bachelor's degree at community colleges. Community colleges in those states have adopted hundreds of degree programs, with many aimed at relevant workforce needs. Community colleges tend to be less costly and more accessible than traditional four-year schools.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Hoffman Agency is sponsoring a new scholarship for a California Community College student. The scholarship will cover two years of tuition and fees for a student studying communications at an HBCU. There is a new scholarship opportunity for California Community College students who want to study communications.

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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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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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EAB

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. July 21, 2022.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Democrats now control both chambers and the governorship in Minnesota after the 2022 election, giving the bill a clearer path to becoming law. While many states have begun to offer free community college in recent years, this bill extends tuition-free college to all public institutions, not just two-year colleges.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Institutional choice In addition to gathering student demographic indicators such as class level, enrollment status, race/ethnicity, etc., Are you working to attract students who truly want to attend your college? Here are the factors listed by students at four-year private, four-year public, and community colleges.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Dual enrollment programs, which allow high school students to take college courses, can be costly for community colleges, according to a new paper from the Community College Research Center. Community colleges offer the majority of dual enrollment programs, often at a discount.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Thanks to lower birthrates during the Great Recession, the college-age population will shrink beginning in 2025. College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Colleges are already making adjustments to become more competitive and attract new student populations. What Is the Enrollment Cliff?

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EAB

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

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. July 21, 2022. Student Success Priorities 2022.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Even for students who do not complete their education while in prison, incarcerated individuals who take academic or vocational college courses are several times more likely to enroll in a state community college upon release than incarcerated people not utilizing available educational resources. November 15, 2022.

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EAB

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Infographic 75 Strategic Research Questions Community Colleges Could Answer with Better Data Strategic research questions are a way of making sure your college is working toward continuous improvement, uncovering student barriers, and finding ways to increase efficiency.

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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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EAB

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

DECEMBER 2, 2022

How to Address The 2 Biggest Hurdles in Community College Virtual Onboarding. To help identify chief pain points in community college online enrollment, my colleagues and I went undercover as prospective students, applied to community colleges, and attempted to complete as many onboarding steps as possible within a 5- to 7-day window.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Efforts to boost student retention are more critical than ever as overall enrollment numbers decline. November 21, 2022. 72 Community College Outreach Campaign Ideas. October 25, 2022. ?Everyone September 8, 2022. 2022 Navigate HBCU Summit On-Demand Materials. August 12, 2022. August 4, 2022.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Massasoit Community College in Brockton will launch a Black studies associate degree program this fall. The degree will be the first of its kind at a community college in Massachusetts. Community colleges serve as crucial points of access to affordable higher education and as anchor institutions in their communities.

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JULY 1, 2024

Over 76% of students who started college in fall 2022 returned to college the next year, and over 68% returned to the same college. Community colleges have seen the biggest retention rate gains over the last decade. for the 2022 entering cohort. for the 2021 starting cohort.

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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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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9%

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JANUARY 30, 2023

California Community Colleges would see a little over $652 million of ongoing funding under the proposed plan. Gavin Newsom introduced his budget for higher education with around $40 billion in funding for higher education in the state, including goals to increase access to higher education and expand college affordability.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sonya Christian on Thursday was named chancellor of the California Community College system. million students at 166 community colleges. Board of Governors taps Kern Community College District chancellor as first woman to lead the 116-college system. READ: [link]. READ: [link].

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MARCH 20, 2023

The National Head Start Association and the Association of Community College Trustees are partnering to bring more Head Start centers to community colleges. The partnership will pair local Head Start programs with community colleges that can offer free space.

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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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MARCH 14, 2024

California State University reported an enrollment decline of 6.5% between 2019 and 2022. Only four of the 23 campuses in the CSU system recorded enrollment growth from 2019-2022. The CSU recorded an enrollment decline of 6.5% between 2019 and 2022, according to a report from the Campaign for College Opportunity.

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MARCH 5, 2024

The bill would allow several community colleges with existing two-year nursing programs to offer a four-year nursing program. California Community Colleges' nursing programs make up more than half of the total nursing schools in the state, a 2022 report says. California Sen.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Overall satisfaction The 2022 National Student Satisfaction and Priorities Report reflects the satisfaction and importance levels across student populations and institutional types. The data were collected between the fall of 2019 through the spring of 2022 from more than 362,000 students at 639 institutions.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

California's community colleges are the most popular avenue to pursue higher education. Transfers from community colleges make up a significant percentage of attendees at state universities. Thirty-two percent of high school graduates enroll in a California Community College (CCC).

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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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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs What do enrollment leaders care most about in 2023? Each year, EAB surveys enrollment leaders at our partner institutions to learn what issues are top of mind for them. Review our poll results to find out. Top Topics and Trends Let’s start with a high-level snapshot of the survey results.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Community colleges and four-year schools offer various associate degrees in a variety of subjects. For instance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that radiation therapists — an occupation that requires an associate degree — made a median annual salary of $89,530 in 2022.

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