Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Over the past five years, EPW has served 909 students, 68% of whom are Latino. We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. For Maria Cubias, a Student Support Services participant from Northern Essex Community College, the time spent in nature during the program evoked a sense of home.

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COE

MAY 23, 2023

The commission has worked with state legislators to secure special funds for community-based organizations providing mental health, legal services, and prevention programs in Asian American communities and has also won line-item appropriations for culturally relevant student support services in the California community colleges and the CSU system.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s especially true for those who go directly to four-year schools rather than starting at community colleges—and that means an uphill road for Black and Hispanic students, and an even steeper hill for women of color. These frustrated wanderers include a disproportionate share of Black and Hispanic students.

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Close the Gap Foundation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Her experience working with English Language Learners and undocumented students, along with her own upbringing, helped Magret understand the different barriers and gaps that prevent students, often from first-generation, low-income background, from academically succeeding. I didn’t really like school.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse, “Undergraduate enrollment continued to shrink this fall but the decline has slowed to nearly pre-pandemic rates.” Community college enrollment was nearly steady year-over-year, and, despite the overall decline, some universities are even reporting record class sizes.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Going to college and building a career always seemed like foreign concepts as a teen, I had no idea on what college admission board were looking for or how you even go about building a career. Furthermore, when mentoring an FGLI (First-Generation Low-Income) student, it is crucial to hear where they are coming from.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Center for Community College Student Engagement Executive Director Dr. Linda Garcia, as well as Associate Director of Publications, Dr. Courtney Adkins, to discuss new research on student engagement. EAB · New Student Engagement Data Reveal Surprises Transcript [music] 0:00:13.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. It subsequently led him to the University of Texas at Austin, where he was the first Latinx person to receive a Ph.D. from the Community College Leadership Program. His first challenge was to find the necessary funding, Roueche recalled.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. Not only do HBCUs enroll twice as many first-generation, low-income students, but they also outperform peer institutions in improving the economic standing of their students.

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