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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Tallahassee Community College Receives Recognition from Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) recently received recognition from Achieving the Dream , an organization and network founded to close achievement gaps and accelerate student success nationwide by guiding institutional change, influencing public policy, generating knowledge, and engaging the public. 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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Tallahassee Community College Earns Highest Distinction from Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) recently received high honors from Achieving the Dream , an organization and network founded to close achievement gaps and accelerate student success nationwide by guiding institutional change, influencing public policy, generating knowledge, and engaging the public. 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced an emergency switch to online learning, students have embraced the modality for its flexibility and convenience. This is particularly true of community college students, who are more likely than others to have jobs and family commitments that make coming to a campus tough.

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Mapping Transfer Pathways: How Data and Equitable Admissions Policies can Support Transfer Student Success

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Like many students across the country, Coleen began her journey to a four-year degree at a community college. While t ransfer pathways can offer students like Coleen an affordable and accessible route to earning a four-year degree, they too often fall short of delivering on this promise. By: Janiel Santos.

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Conference Welcomes New Members Fighting for Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stout, president and CEO of ATD, welcomed attendees and praised the increases in completion rates for Black students at community colleges. Achieving the summit doesn’t just support the student on their way to a degree but also the community they live in. Dr. Karen A.

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Moving the Needle on Graduation Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are the four pillars of transformation, ingredients critical to the mission of Complete College America (CCA), the advocacy organization working to improve college graduation rates since 2009. She was able to say, ‘CCA has done great work, and at the same time, students got left behind.’” Dr. Dhanfu E. Representation matters.