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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was a devastating blow to the college. The school ultimately became a satellite campus of the El Camino Community College District in 2006 but has since regained its accreditation and its independence. He’s a real-life Equity Avenger, grinding 24/7 against injustice and setting an example for us all,” she says.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

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The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39.

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Report Finds Guided Pathways Adoption Slow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For community college students, the path towards a degree has been compared to a shapeless river: unending, with no current pushing them forward. One of the most popular attempts to give this shapeless river some form has been a set of shifts for schools called Guided Pathways. The data infrastructure has to be in place.

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How will we measure student success in the 2020s?

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Metrics: Graduation rates Degree output Time to degree Excess credits By the mid-2010s, the Completion Agenda had given rise to the Guided Pathways movement. As the name implies, Guided Pathways endeavors to guide students on structured pathways matched their individual education goals.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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Closing equity gaps may become even harder. Equitable college access and completion has been a major point of focus for the student success community for at least a decade , with good reason. The Moon Shot for Equity Learn how our partners are closing regional equity gaps.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Closing equity gaps may become even harder. Equitable college access and completion has been a major point of focus for the student success community for at least a decade , with good reason. The Moon Shot for Equity Learn how our partners are closing regional equity gaps.

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The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success

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Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9%