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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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2024

UC saw an increase in fall 2024 applications, driven by increased interest from transfer students, California residents, and historically excluded groups. The total number of applications for fall 2024 includes 206,893 first-year admission applications and 43,543 applications for transfer admission.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 8, 2023

Chances are you or someone you know have thought about transferring colleges. If so, you (or they) have probably asked yourself—and others—questions like “Should I transfer colleges?”, “How do I transfer colleges?”, and “Do community college grades transfer to university?”

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BestColleges

JANUARY 11, 2024

Students in the top 10% of their community college class in Massachusetts will soon be eligible for a minimum of $5,000 annually to finish their degree at a UMass campus. The program includes guaranteed admission to UMass for top community college students in the state.

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Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Here are some factors to consider: Your competition: Who are the education competitors for your community college? What is the breakdown between traditional transfer credits for four-year schools and credits earned in vocational/technical education programs or in continuing education courses? Your students: Who do you serve?

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs Near-Term Strategies to Combat Transfer Decline As Fall 2023 classes shape up, many enrollment leaders once again face lagging transfer rates. Transfer enrollments have declined by 13.5% More high school students are now opting out of college and instead choosing to enter the workforce directly. I’m so confused.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Pitzer’s first-year acceptance rate hovers in the low 20s, and their transfer acceptance rate is 10%. You can also transfer up to 64 credits (also unique!) This is not often offered to transfer applicants. More on their requirements and process for transfer applicants here. That isn’t a lot of spots! That’s an order.

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BestColleges

MARCH 28, 2023

A new dual enrollment program was announced by California State University and the California Community Colleges. Students from California Community Colleges make up 95% of CSU transfers. The California State University (CSU) system and the California Community Colleges have established a dual enrollment program.

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BestColleges

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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BestColleges

APRIL 17, 2023

Bachelor's degrees at community colleges can help close racial equity gaps, according to a report from the UCLA Civil Rights Project. Few community college students who want to transfer to a four-year school do so. The report recommends expansion with a key focus on racial equity. California Gov.

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BestColleges

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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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. of attending your community college?

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The grant will help Native and low-income students transfer from Tulsa Community College to Northeastern State University more seamlessly. Four colleges and the University of California system offer free tuition to Native American students. The grant will allow NSU and TCC to improve the transfer and orientation process.

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BestColleges

JUNE 15, 2023

Six historically Black community colleges in Alabama are joining the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund supports historically Black colleges and universities with scholarships and other funding opportunities. The schools will be the first community colleges to join the fund.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2023

City University of New York faculty were often unfamiliar with the student transfer process, according to a recent survey. That CUNY survey of more than 3,000 faculty found differing attitudes toward the challenges transfer students face.

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Ivy College Essay

MAY 14, 2023

How To Transfer to Harvard University Harvard University is obviously one of the most prestigious universities in the world, attracting the top students from all corners of the globe. If you’re currently enrolled in another college or university, and you’re considering transferring to Harvard, you’re not alone.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As college students return to campus for a new semester, some are considering what it would take to transfer to a new school. In fact, as we’ve noted before , almost one-third of students will transfer at some point during their college career. Time to Transfer? ” Maybe you want to be closer to home?

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Stanford accepts transfers from two-year schools like junior and community colleges, four-year schools, those coming out of the workforce who took college classes previously but didn’t earn a degree, as well as military vets. In 2019, Stanford received 2,400 transfer applications and admitted a grand total of 24.

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EAB

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers? Kent State University’s Ted McKown joins EAB’s Allison Akalonu and Matt Sheldon to explore better ways to engage, recruit, and support incoming transfer students. EAB · Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers? We are joining you during National Transfer Student Week.

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BestColleges

MAY 16, 2023

Only 6% of transfer applicants during the 2021-22 academic year came from ZIP codes in the lowest-income neighborhoods, according to new data from Common App. About 74% of transfer applicants during the same year were from overrepresented racial/ethnic groups. In 2021-22, they accounted for 65% of students looking for transfer.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 3, 2023

The Cornell Transfer Option (TO for short) is offered to students as an alternative path for entry to Cornell. It’s half deferral, half transfer, and they’re basically saying “ we think you’ve got the goods, we just want you to prove it.” For most CALS transfer option majors, you’ll be required to maintain a 3.0

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 9, 2022

There are a lot of myths about transferring colleges. Over the past few years, Yale has gained a reputation as an Ivy League institution that’s open to taking transfer students from less pedigreed backgrounds, especially community colleges. There were only 34 transfer students in 2019.

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PrepScholar

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Did you earn an Associate's degree or attend a community college and now want to transfer to a four-year school? Will an associate's degree transfer to any college? What about ultra-competitive colleges like the Ivy League?

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The University of Michigan is a top university in the United States and has a strong transfer program that attracts students from around the country. Unlike many other top schools, UMich has a robust transfer support ecosystem, including community college student support programs, that ensures that transfer students feel supported.

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BestColleges

MARCH 28, 2023

Adult learners and dual enrollment are driving growth at Illinois community colleges, according to a recent report. The two reports are a bright spot for community colleges, which have seen enrollment declines accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Cornell is a member of the elite Ivy League with a trait all its own: a culture and tradition of bringing in transfer students. Whereas Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown, and the rest of the Ivy League accept as few as a handful of transfers each year, Cornell welcomes 500-600 transfers annually. People like stories.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2022, Princeton announced the expansion of their transfer program after years of declining transfer acceptance rates. This is an especially big deal because Princeton paused all transfer programs from 1990 through 2018. Now, instead of accepting only a handful of transfer students, they’d accept up to 35.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 9, 2024

TRANSFER APPLICATIONS REBOUND The most gratifying trend for UC administrators this year was the growth in transfer applications after a significant drop over the past two years due to sinking California community college enrollments during and post-pandemic. The result?

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BestColleges

MAY 13, 2024

The tax credit is valid at any public Colorado four-year institution, technical college, or community college. Colorado is one step away from giving students two years of tuition-free college at Colorado public four-year institutions, technical colleges, and community colleges. Jared Polis.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Associate degrees prepare you for entry-level careers or transfer toward a bachelor's program. 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.

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BestColleges

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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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Building on their early success, Mott’s Second Chance Pell Program Coordinator, Mary Cusack , recently turned to a long-standing transfer partner in the region, Ferris State University. Through this transfer pathway, students will receive their associate degree enroute to their bachelor’s in business administration.

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BestColleges

MARCH 14, 2024

State and National Trends According to a BestColleges data report , between 2011 and 2021, undergraduate college enrollment declined by an average rate of 1.6% In contrast to the CSU, both the California Community Colleges (CCC) system and the University of California (UC) have started to rebound from their pandemic-era enrollment numbers.

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BestColleges

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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BestColleges

DECEMBER 12, 2023

UC Merced has extended the deadline for first-year students in select majors and transfer students. UC Davis, Irvine, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz extended the deadline for transfer students in specific majors. 15 for seven of the 10 campuses in the system, primarily for transfer students.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” Episode 150. May 9, 2023. million people.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 30, 2023

To help you out, we've compiled this blog post on the easiest colleges to get into in the US. Still, if you're looking for a school with a guaranteed admission policy or a good safety school so you can also apply to some of the hardest colleges to get into with less anxiety, you'll find what you need in this blog post.

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