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Lagging Behind
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman November 22, 2021 Disappointingly low student completion rates in the California Community Colleges system are prompting campus leaders to focus on retention efforts as they also try to stem enrollment declines. California Community Colleges system leaders say they will double down on improving graduation rates in response to data that […]
Read MoreUsing Pell to Police For-Profits?
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely November 22, 2021 Stakeholders argue that there are more appropriate ways to hold for-profit institutions accountable than excluding their students from using the Build Back Better Act’s increase to the maximum Pell Grant. A long-awaited increase to the maximum Pell Grant was passed by the House of Representatives Friday, but […]
Read MoreUpdate shows undergraduate enrollment decline growing to 3.5% this fall
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz November 18, 2021 Dive Brief: Undergraduate enrollment sank 3.5% this fall, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The figures, based on almost three-fourths of institutions reporting their enrollment as of Oct. 21, are largely in line with numbers the organization released last month. Overall, higher education enrollment […]
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