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Community Colleges Turn to New Incentives for Recruitment
Desperate to slow the steep decline of entering students, community colleges are getting creative and offering scholarships, complimentary laptops and free summer courses to high school graduates who enroll.
Transfer Enrollment Drops
Far fewer students are transferring to community colleges this spring compared to the same time last year, a trend that mirrors overall enrollment declines in the two-year sector.
HSIs on the Rise
The number of Hispanic-serving institutions has grown 94 percent in the last 10 years. The latest data set adds 30 new institutions.
What Employers Want
AAC&U survey of employers shows liberal arts skills are valued and sought out in the workplace but raises questions about student preparation.
State Funding Hit Lands on 2-Year Colleges
Four-year institutions have fared better than two-year colleges when it comes to state support, a split that might be tied to enrollment declines.
‘Creating Entrepreneurial Community Colleges’
Author discusses her new book on how to use design thinking to change community colleges.
Spring Enrollment Keeps Slipping
Undergraduate enrollment fell by 4.5 percent versus last spring, with deep drops among some underrepresented students, according to early data. Graduate enrollment ticked up, but not enough to prevent an overall decline in student numbers.