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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

These data points are part of an ongoing research effort to study attrition at community colleges and were shared late last month in a webinar hosted by EAB and the League for Innovation in the Community College, an organization dedicated to helping community colleges innovate to improve student success outcomes.

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President moves: Why community members are opposed to 2 leaders stepping down

University Business

His term will begin in January 2024 and will run through 2028. His most notable contribution to the school system was spurring record enrollment rates, thanks to his implementation of a two-year tuition freeze and full-cost financial aid packages for under-resourced students. Carter is no stranger to the military.