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Rural Community Colleges See Slump in Enrollment Due to the Pandemic
With budgets already stretched thin, rural community colleges face more challenges as the pandemic forces many current and prospective students to postpone or cancel their higher education plans.
State Strategies to Re-Engage Students with Some College and No Degree
This brief focuses on actions states and/or state higher education systems can take to help students with some college, but no degree, reenroll and persist in completing a postsecondary credential.
State funding for two-year colleges declined this year while four-year colleges saw a small dip
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.
Making the case for free community college nationwide
Seventeen states offer some sort of tuition-free two-year college program. Research proves the educational and economic benefit to young people who likely would have skipped college otherwise.
A Day in the Life of a #RealCollege President
Dr. Keith Curry is President/CEO of Compton College and CEO of Compton Community College District
With Pell Grants restored to people in prison, eyes turn to assuring quality
Congress recently lifted the ban on Pell Grant eligibility for people in prison. Advocates say their work isn’t over.
