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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

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Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. are pursuing an Associate’s Degree and the percentage of job openings that require a four-year degree declined from 51% in 2017 to 44% in 2021, the significance of community colleges in shaping the next generation of workers can’t be overstated. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

This group of dynamic presidents and chancellors from our member institutions embody our vision and commitment to success for low-income students and students of color. • The UIA Liaisons are the driving force behind our day-to-day efforts.

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Innovating Through Failure. and Success

The University Innovation Alliance

Redesign Higher Ed for Student Success Dr. Burns explained how college was never designed around student success: "One of the many ways is that our data systems are not connected. What types of students dropped out? In many institutions, it's a low-income student. Synthesize the last 20 years of data.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

This group of dynamic presidents and chancellors from our member institutions embody our vision and commitment to success for low-income students and students of color. • The UIA Liaisons are the driving force behind our day-to-day efforts.

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) The proposed legislation aims to implement sensible changes that would simplify the process for educational institutions to reach out to students who would benefit from the programs. Furthermore, it aims to prevent a similar situation in 2017 when the U.S. Increasing McNair stipends to $5,000.