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Student Success in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district. Zarate believes that this will particularly benefit students who are the first in their families to attend college.

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Here are 4 ways curriculum must evolve for a 21st-century breakthrough

University Business

” Responsiveness to workforce trends: By the time college of engineering students graduate from Georgia Tech, half of what they’ve learned has become obsolete, Harmon said, and the speed at which what students learn becomes obsolete is speeding up. “There’s a lot to learn from community colleges at this point.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The four entities recognized this year span a diverse geographic area, but they share the mission of uplifting their communities while also creating a broader impact in terms of education and the workforce. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution. Also, it’s the environment.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

Freshman enrollment was up across all higher education sectors, with the greatest growth coming from community colleges, which gained 42,000 first-year students since last fall, an increase of 6.1 Some sectors saw marginal increases; enrollment at community colleges, for instance, grew by 0.4 and 2 percent. and 2 percent.

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Illinois Bill Aims to Improve Community College Credit Transfers

Insight Into Diversity

New legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly aims to equalize credit transfers between community colleges and the state’s public four-year colleges and universities, making student transitions smoother between institution types.