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2 mars 2019

Next on College Completion Agenda: Equity

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Community colleges are realizing that addressing racial and income equity are the missing pieces to improving completion rates. And Achieving the Dream wants to help them eliminate that inequity. More...

2 mars 2019

What Single Moms Need to Succeed in College

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Community college graduation rates are poor, but they’re even worse for single mothers. Only 8 percent of single mothers enrolled in an associate or bachelor’s degree program graduate within six years, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. More...

2 mars 2019

Changing of the Guard

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. The influential presidents of two of the country's largest and most prominent community colleges are stepping down. More...

2 mars 2019

Consolidation and Completion Gains

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Merger between a low-performing community college and a nearby university has increased graduation and transfer rates -- and could be a model for other colleges. More...

2 mars 2019

Colleges Win National Honors for Student Success

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Amarillo College in Texas and Columbus State Community College in Ohio received the 2019 Leah Meyer Austin Award from Achieving the Dream during the organization's national conference on Tuesday. More...

2 mars 2019

Student Survey Reveals Value in Tribal Colleges

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. The Center for Community College Student Engagement released a report Wednesday that found students attending tribal institutions overwhelmingly agreed that their colleges' focus on culture and identity is valuable to their educations. More...

2 mars 2019

What Community College Students Say Impedes Their Progress

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A new survey finds they believe too much work and too little money keep them from graduating. But they also cite problems with online education and parking. More...

2 mars 2019

Study: Student Borrowing May Lead to Academic Success in Community College

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A new study challenges the notion that student loan debt is bad for people attending community colleges and finds that borrowing may actually increase their academic success. More...

2 mars 2019

Aspen Seeks Federal Grant for Community Colleges

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. The Aspen Institute's Economic Strategy Group released a series of policy papers Monday that focus on increasing Americans' work-force skills and expanding private-sector wage growth among low- and middle-income workers. More...

2 mars 2019

For-Profits and Federal Revenue

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Sector would get an enrollment boost if Congress were to drop a 90 percent cap on revenue from federal sources, according to a new Brookings Institution analysis. More...

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