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The Time to Talk with Students About Transfer is Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Another unsettling finding is that, while 2024 CCSSE respondents who are Pell Grant recipients reported intent to transfer at roughly the same rates as non-Pell Grant recipients, the Tracking Transfer report shows that only 11% of low-income students who started at a community college earned a bachelor’s degree in six years.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. Common recommendations included improved advising services, guided pathways for students, and proactive, targeted financial aid and completion grants.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her focus is student success initiatives, which include a lot of different focus areas, including guided pathways and holistic advising, developmental education reform, and a number of things that lead to increased student success, particularly with underserved populations, says Felder. These reforms can be broad-based.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

Timely MD

They provide grants, research, and technical assistance to community colleges, prioritizing equity and student-centered approaches in their work. They offer resources to implement evidence-based reforms, with a focus on topics such as student success, developmental education, and guided pathways.

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SUNY Broome Addresses Enrollment Declines with Data-Informed Approaches

Civitas Learning

Proactive Advising Model Supports Guided Pathways Initiative Advising is often considered the most powerful tool to improve student outcomes. Driven by principles from The SUNY Guided Pathways Project , SUNY Broome revamped its approach to incorporate case management and individualized support.