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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is the possibility of increasing enrollment with high-demand programs like nursing and other areas of healthcare, said Lee, but such programs are costly in order to ensure adequate skills labs and faculty. Lee said funding needs to be cultivated from hospital systems desirous of building their nursing workforce.

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Dual enrollment can be costly for community colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Community colleges aren’t the only higher ed institutions that offer dual enrollment, but they serve the majority of high school students in college courses, 70 percent, the paper notes. Some modes of instruction are cheaper than others, according to the paper.

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The State of Higher Education Part 1: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 159 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

She joined the foundation in 2011 with a strong background in performance measurement, research, and evaluation. Before 2011, Brown was a senior research associate at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. I was a research faculty member, evaluating programs and performing research.

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Framework Leadership: An Innovative Approach to Higher Ed Growth: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 151 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Kent Ingle

The Change Leader, Inc.

Before becoming SEU’s president in 2011, Dr. Ingle held leadership positions in higher education and the nonprofit sector. I met with every constituency group, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, and community leaders. It’s the same thing with university employees, faculty, and students. Holistic thinking.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. The faculty relationship is so crucial.

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Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

Have your enrollment management department and applications department go through an exercise to define every single step. The involvement of faculty in the enrollment and retention process is critical. When you start to break it down, every faculty has a page that’s broken down into, let’s say, eight program areas.

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

Post students have access to a locked closet with gently used professional men’s and women’s attire that have been donated by staff and faculty members. Camille has been at Post University in a variety of capacities since 2011. Students can try these clothes on and even take them for use in interviews and career fairs, etc.