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Community College Enrollment: Reducing Inefficiencies in Onboarding

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

In fact, some schools have experienced record growth over the last five years, and no higher education institutions are better positioned for continued growth in the next decade than community colleges. Community colleges play a crucial role in providing an accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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To serve them well, colleges must regain the trust of adult students

University Business

More from UB: It’s a great time for higher ed to go electric Touching base with adult learners Institutions now recognize that successfully re-enrolling and serving adult learners hinges on winning back the trust lost during a student’s first brush with college.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities. Students who received the text were 6.3

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U of South Dakota TRIO program offers first-year experience

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of South Dakota’s TRIO Student Support Services is like all other federally funded TRIO SSS programs in that it serves low-income, first-generation or disabled students. Tell us about it. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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How to empower student-parents in higher education: A conversation with Generation Hope

EAB

Their advocacy extends to parenting college students of any age, highlighting the transformational impact of a degree on their lives and their families. To get the word out about an institution's services, leaders should consider targeted marketing and communication efforts.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. California lawmakers signaled their support for such efforts by approving $18.5

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