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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oakton’s Board of Trustees approved the transition in August 2021. The school will remain a community college and offer associate degrees, certificates, and adult and continuing education programs, including the State of Illinois High School Diploma and English as a Second Language programs. “We

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4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024

EAB

Predictions for 2024, Based on Changes in 2023 2023 Change 2024 Implication Newly centralized graduate, adult, and continuing education divisions became more commonplace—and sometimes include undergraduate enrollment consolidated within this structure. We’re also seeing younger students rely on email.

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Report Finds 100% of Incarcerated Borrowers in Default, Limiting their Access to Pell Grants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These students are therefore not eligible for Pell grants, making it exceedingly difficult for them to access higher education. The vast majority of prison education programs are dependent on Pell funding,” said Amber Saddler, counsel at the SBPC. “If But the consequences extend past the end of a sentence.

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The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

We’re utilizing the tools and skills we’ve learned through continuing education programs, non-degree certificate programs, or credentialing programs because they’re practical, and they’re directly applicable to the rules that we have today. Matt Frank 16:16 Yeah, it is.