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Report: 13% of Title IV Aid-Receiving Students from Community Colleges Earn Bachelor's Degree Within Eight Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Only over a tenth of students receiving Title IV aid (13%) who start at community colleges ultimately earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, according to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) report. Both two- and four-year institutions play a key role in determining this overall state transfer performance,” the authors wrote.

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Proposed Regulations Looks to Increase College Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Miguel Cardona The department’s proposal — partly to increase oversight over distance education programs and to promote student-focused student aid programs — adds changes to the federal TRIO programs, Distance Education, and Return to Title IV.

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Ellucian Foundation to Award Grants to 25 Two-Year Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

public two-year institutions eligible to participate in the Federal Title IV Student aid programs and two-year public minority-serving institutions (MSIs) were encouraged to apply. Through the PATH Scholarship program, we are dedicated to investing in their potential and contributing to their success." Awardees outside the U.S.

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Building Pipelines for a Better Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Access to high-quality higher education is perhaps the strongest path towards reversing the poisonous culture, but today, the success of males in college lags behind their female counterparts-– with ‘cis’ and ‘identified’ Black and Hispanic/LatinX male outcomes the most concerning.”

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New Data Reveal More Must Be Done for Equity in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

college, university, and technical and vocational institutions eligible to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial aid programs. Cardona said the results of the data collection show that institutions must do more to raise the bar for student success and equitable outcomes.

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