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Students

Report: Aligning K-12 and Community Colleges for Student Success

Accelerate academic transitions, extend navigational supports and serve as career bridges are three principal recommendations of a new resource guide focused on aligning the K-12 system and community colleges for student success.

Students

Raising Awareness Around the Impact of Year-Round Pell

Recent study and survey findings around the impact of year-round Pell (YRP) signal an opportunity for colleges and universities to increase awareness about the benefits of the grant aid.

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Study on SAILS Program Recommends Better Remediation, Support for Students

A new Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) study on Tennessee’s Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS) math remediation program is raising questions on the benefits of remediation for college students.

Students

Century Foundation Releases First Report on Community Colleges

A new report released late last week examines the critical role that community colleges play in social mobility and highlights why adequate and equitable funding are essential.

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Survey: Growing Disparity in Backgrounds of Community College Trustees and Students

Survey results recently published by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) highlight the continued racial and gender diversity gap between community college board of trustees around the country compared to its student population.

Women

Debra McCurdy Named Baltimore City Community College President

Dr. Debra McCurdy will assume the role of president of Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) this spring after serving as president of Rhodes State College in Ohio for the last 11 years. McCurdy will succeed interim president Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr. in Spring 2019 as the college is working to boost enrollment and graduation […]

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Study: Bachelor’s Degree Not Sole Path to ‘Good-Paying’ Job

People who consider a bachelor’s degree the only route to a good-paying job should think again, because the economy is providing similarly gainful employment to workers with just a high school education and those with so-called middle skills, according to a new study by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University.

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Inaugural Leadership Conference Empowers Minority Male Students

Santa Monica College recently hosted an inaugural Men of Color Leadership Conference under the theme “Agents of Change” to holistically support all minority male students enrolled in the California Community College system. Workshops throughout the conference Friday focused on the men’s academic and post-grad success. There were sessions on leadership development, managing relationships and access […]

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Community College of Philadelphia and Rutgers-Camden Partner on Dual Admission

The Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and Rutgers University-Camden will partner for a cross-state, dual-admission agreement that will allow the community college’s students to earn their bachelor’s degree. CCP students who complete their associate’s degree and meet transfer requirements can transition to Rutgers-Camden starting in their junior year, according to WHYY.  Although CCP has previously […]

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Brookdale Community College at Risk of Losing Accreditation

Brookdale Community College has until March 1 to show the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that it has “internal controls and processes to ensure ongoing consistent ethical behavior” and uses “assessment results for the improvement of educational effectiveness” or the college will lose its accreditation, according to the Asbury Park Press. The college received […]

Latinx

UHD Receives Nearly $3M for Transfer Student Success

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) recently received a $2.748 million Title V grant to support its “Accelerated Transfer Program,” which will provide transfer students with enhanced advising, coaching and clear pathways to complete their bachelor’s degrees. The grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program will also support UHD’s Accelerated Transfer […]

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California’s Online Community College Targets ‘Stranded’ Adult Learners

Millions of California’s working adults who have a high school diploma and some or no post-secondary education will have a fresh opportunity to enhance their marketability by enrolling in the state’s newest and fully online community college.

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