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California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In partnership with the Success Center at the Foundation for California Community Colleges, the initiative will focus on courses that last eight weeks or less, rather than the traditional 16-17 week format. The California Community Colleges system is rolling out an ambitious new project aimed at making higher education more Dr. Rowena M.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. I think the most important piece to this was we didnt ask for the planning grant, remembers Curry.

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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Radford University Class of 2027 Radford University in Virginia has received a $1.2 million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. It will monitor each students’ academic success and engagement, continuing to look for gaps and working to close them.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. The Mount has proudly been an HSI since the late 1990s, Burns says, and about 51% of its students are Pell Grant eligible.

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The Essential Guide to Financial Aid for High School Juniors

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

There are three main types of financial aid: Grants : These are usually need-based and dont need to be paid back. As a junior, there are steps you can take now to set yourself up for financial aid success: Research Scholarships : Many scholarships are available to students in their junior year or earlier.

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SUNY Broome Addresses Enrollment Declines with Data-Informed Approaches

Civitas Learning

The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. The institution’s 2023-2027 Strategic Enrollment Management Plan placed this challenge front and center.