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Community College Enrollment: Reducing Inefficiencies in Onboarding

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Community colleges play a crucial role in providing an accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations. But the typical onboarding process for new students is dated — hindered by a lack of community, connection, and clear information that makes the experience feel inefficient and impersonal to students.

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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. If you want to communicate with admissions, it’s best to think carefully about how you will communicate with the humans that populate those offices of admission. Can your question get even more specific?

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Dr. Leroy Morishita There are ongoing bilingual outreach efforts to the local community. Hawkins Jr.

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Eight ways to boost student engagement with advisers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This doesn’t mean students don’t benefit from advising, however. To the contrary—existing research positively links increased engagement with advisers to student success metrics such as retention. The Student Voice data also suggest that students benefit from more face time with advisers.

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Unfortunately, as a researcher studying these issues at the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, I’ve come to the conclusion that the dominant discourse and logic driving too many career-readiness initiatives is flawed and merits an immediate course correction.

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How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India

Creatrix Campus

Consequently, a significant skills gap has emerged, with graduates lacking the necessary competencies demanded by the job market. Enhance employability skills: It integrates skill development courses, equipping students with practical abilities for the job market.

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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

It evaluates a range of factors, including the institution's governance and administration, academic programs, faculty, and student services, to determine whether the institution should receive accreditation. promote clarity and transparency about what HEIs are expected to achieve and how their academic programs will be evaluated.