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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her focus is student success initiatives, which include a lot of different focus areas, including guided pathways and holistic advising, developmental education reform, and a number of things that lead to increased student success, particularly with underserved populations, says Felder. These reforms can be broad-based.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

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They provide grants, research, and technical assistance to community colleges, prioritizing equity and student-centered approaches in their work. They offer resources to implement evidence-based reforms, with a focus on topics such as student success, developmental education, and guided pathways.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

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Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress. Developmental education: Implementing or expanding credit-bearing supplemental instruction models in anticipation of increased demand.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress. Developmental education: Implementing or expanding credit-bearing supplemental instruction models in anticipation of increased demand.