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This Initiative Is Mapping Public Transit Access to Community Colleges. Here’s Why.

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The recently launched Civic Mapping Initiative is making state-by-state maps of community colleges' accessibility by public transit. Many community colleges are located within just a few miles of a public transit stop, potentially making for an easy and low-cost expansion of services.

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5 areas for community colleges leaders to take stock in 2023

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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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PepsiCo Donates $250K to Fight Food Insecurity at HBCUs

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Last year, PepsiCo donated $400,000 to Bunker Hill Community College in Boston to expand Black and Hispanic student access to higher education. PepsiCo is helping to fight food insecurity at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a quarter-million-dollar donation to five HBCUs.

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Are you meeting students’ basic needs?

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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. Childcare Services: More than two million community college students are parents of children under 18.

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Missouri State Program for Autistic Students to Expand Thanks to Donation

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ASCEND, established in 2022, helps autistic students make the jump to college. The Missouri community college has not yet announced specific uses for the gift. A Missouri community college will increase its investment in a program aiding autistic students' transition to college.

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These Colleges Were Just Awarded Grants to Boost Student Success Rates

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The Department of Education announced $30 million in new awards going to colleges and universities. The list includes a variety of state schools, private institutions, and community colleges. Approximately $30 million in grants will be distributed to public state schools, private institutions, and community colleges.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

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Here's what you need to know about the state of higher education as it relates to incarcerated students. There is strong interest among incarcerated students for educational programing. Take the Higher Education in Prison program at Portland State University.

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