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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

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A study by the Aspen Institute found that partnerships between community colleges and businesses lead to increased program quality, student success, and job placement rates. Providing career counseling and job placement services to learners to enhance career readiness and employability.

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Why customer service matters for community colleges

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If you haven’t, take a look at your college’s reviews on Google, Niche, or social media—if there is negative feedback, it’s likely related to customer service mishaps like lost paperwork, slow responses, or unanswered questions. ".the Examples: Can placement testing and advising appointments be rolled into one day?

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How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines

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percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. Student responses revealed numerous communication breakdowns, including long turnaround times, unclear messaging, and inflexible practices.

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Franklin & Marshall College Names Dr. Andrew Rich as 17th President

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He spearheaded a 40 percent enrollment increase, bringing the student body to 4,000, while simultaneously launching innovative student success initiatives. One of Rich's notable achievements at CCNY was the formation of a Public Service Career Hub, which more than doubled student placement in public service internships and jobs.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More specifically, the authors explain several problems/issues confronting Black male students in P-12 gifted and talented, advanced placement, and special education programs, along with the school-to-prison pipeline – inequitable discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions. Chapter 12: Brown, D. Frazier, R.-M.

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