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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

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5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. This doesn't just mean hiring multilingual advisors or admissions recruiters.

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Facility reinvestment, bogged by inflationary costs, manages upswing in 2024, report

University Business

Staffing shortages will possibly increase in the coming years, as an estimated 40% of current building industry workers will retire by 2030, according to the National Center for Construction Education and Research. However, Minnesota state institutions are seeking over a half billion dollars in renovations , and Purdue cleared a $1.3

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Flexing the future of higher ed: Embracing flexible learning pathways for access, quality and equity

University Business

Yet, this developing flexibility is underdeveloped in many community colleges where technical and in-person training is staunchly preserved. Competitive strategies include extension workshops that push into a local employer’s training space and then convert employees into college-going, nontraditional students.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Nonetheless, he has promised the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that UoPeople—as the institution calls itself—will educate 25,000 refugees by 2030, a goal Reshef expects to accomplish early. ” Many, if not all, of the commendations are supported by technology.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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The college entering class of Fall 2027 will coincide with the start of the so-called “ demographic cliff ” that we have anticipated for over a decade. Pre-pandemic forecasts projected a 6-10% enrollment decline from 2027-2030 due to falling birth rates during the Great Recession.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

The college entering class of Fall 2027 will coincide with the start of the so-called “ demographic cliff ” that we have anticipated for over a decade. Pre-pandemic forecasts projected a 6-10% enrollment decline from 2027-2030 due to falling birth rates during the Great Recession.

Faculty 52
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2023 in Review: A Momentous Year in Higher Ed

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 “Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it This year you saw just how much student needs are changing. These blogs helped you make sense of the shifting landscape: What do enrollment leaders care most about in 2023?