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Delivering Holistic Support at a Large Urban Community College District with Dr. Ruth Reinhart

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Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Community colleges are seeing increased enrollment as more students pursue short-term degrees and vocational programs.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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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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This stratification is further compounded by differences in financial aid availability and college costs, which disproportionately burden low-income students with unmet financial needs. The decline in the global position of the United States in bachelor’s attainment, falling from 2nd to 18th among OECD countries in just 20 years.