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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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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

Timely MD

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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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. It was a devastating blow to the college. If I have students living on campus in housing and they get sick, what are we going to do, say ‘go in the morning?’”

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Grounding Our Inquiry and Change Work in Equitable Post-Graduation Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges and baccalaureate institutions have experienced a topsy-turvy ride over the last decade, which included the Great Recession and its enrollment impacts, significant social unrest generated from both sides of the political aisle, and the global COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Dr. Robert. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges have historically served as an entry point into higher education for underserved populations. However, we have heard from students that there are sometimes significant hurdles to transferring from a community college to a state university while staying on track to graduate. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Lessons Learned from Student Success Redesign

Civitas Learning

At SUNY Broome Community College, Dr. Penny Kelly explains that they’ve taken some new approaches to how they use data and technology. Full Transcript Show Notes: [2:03] – Penny shares her background and current role at SUNY Broome Community College. [4:34]

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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.