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Leaning Into Best Practices

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We’re also one of the largest enrollers of Pell Grant students in the country, enrolling about 30,000 Pell students every semester.” In 2012, he says he realized he could use modern technology to amplify the support structures and staff they did have in place. GSU began relying on predictive data to proactively assist students.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Examples of Excelencia

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Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

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This can involve modernizing the Pell Grant program to allow for short-term program access and modernizing the work study program to allow for apprenticeship programs.” Innovations Smith said a rebound in community college enrollment is largely due to dual enrollment, which allows high school students to take community college courses.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. She was integral in launching Macaulay at John Jay in 2012, serving three years as the program director. There is also an effort to increase equity.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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The four-year graduation rate for students who entered in 2012 was 52.8%. After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects. That rose to 61.2% It is now called Imagination.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

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civilian labor force compared to all other major categories of educational attainment since 2012. Access to student health and well-being services Comprehensive support services play a crucial role in the success and retention of community college students.