Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. As in-person and hybrid learning resume, enrollment numbers have not returned to pre-COVID levels.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver, who shares some of the solutions she was able to identify based on her unique understanding of higher ed. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership. Dr. DeSanctis is unique.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

In his latest podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with two CEW professors who worked on the study, Research Professor of Education and Economics Dr. This has increased the likelihood that students will apply to and enroll in the University of Michigan. There can be a transportation, childcare, or food insecurity barrier.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

We’d already been seeing enrollment decline for the last decades, probably across the board, and then the pandemic hit. We saw it clearly with the community colleges at first. Drumm McNaughton 15:10 But we are starting to see some recovery with community colleges. They stabilized at the bottom. It wasn’t.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

To address mental health issues, Arrupe College’s implementation plan involved hiring social workers who make their services accessible to students and normalizing their resources to combat potential feelings of inadequacy and disconnectedness more effectively.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 20, 2023

They don’t have the luxury of not working because they have to pay their bills, get food on the table, maintain childcare, etc. The interesting thing is, though, when we ask currently enrolled students what keeps or helps them stay enrolled, besides seeing the value, the other number-one reason is their financial aid package.

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