Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Another unsettling finding is that, while 2024 CCSSE respondents who are Pell Grant recipients reported intent to transfer at roughly the same rates as non-Pell Grant recipients, the Tracking Transfer report shows that only 11% of low-income students who started at a community college earned a bachelor’s degree in six years.

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Guided pathways Low income student Students Community college 278

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

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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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

degrees in fields with high demand for skilled workers, such as healthcare, information technology, and manufacturing. Data suggests that nearly 98% of students who complete these degrees find employment in the same field of study as their degree. Fortunately, there are solutions to these challenges.

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Community college Mental health Low income student Placement 98

EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Key among those expectations is that colleges should emphasize assessment and improvement of student retention and student learning. The CCSSE survey administered to students yearly helps community colleges to assess institutional practices and student behaviors that are correlated highly with learning and retention.

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