Remove First generation Remove Guided pathways Remove Low income student Remove Retention
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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

Timely MD

The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39. And, over 70% of Black and Native American community college students and two-thirds of Latinx students are low-income students. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises

EAB

They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. EAB · New Student Engagement Data Reveal Surprises Transcript [music] 0:00:13.0 And we've done many publications on that, like student basic needs, COVID, the working learner guided pathways mindset.