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Chicago's Community Colleges Commit to Equity and Partnerships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The seven community colleges in the CCC system currently have a 30% completion rate for Black students and 33% completion rate for Latinx students. But CCC has committed to reaching a 55% completion rate for all by fiscal year 2032. Photo credit: Jessica Douglas, OMD.

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Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university

EAB

15-19-year-old population from its peak in 2021 to its trough in 2032. The number of prospective students will continue to drop after that, permanently falling another 21% by 2100, despite a slight bump in the 2030s. The much-discussed demographic cliff represents a 6.5% decline in the U.S.