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Free Community College Boosts Enrollment, Strains Massachusetts System
The enrollment surge is a welcome development for the Massachusetts community college system, but it has also created staffing shortages and stretched capacity.
Effort to Re-Enroll California College Students Has Early Success
The California Reconnect program is re-enrolling adults who left college without earning degrees at higher rates than the national average for re-enrollment.
One ‘Forgotten’ Student Tells Her Story
Stephanie Land’s new memoir chronicles her journey to a bachelor’s degree as a poor single mother. She says higher ed leaders could learn something from her experience.
Veterans ‘Check the Boxes’ Colleges Now Seek
A growing number of colleges are actively recruiting military service members and veterans and expanding support services for them.
College Closures Drive Expansion of Bard Prison Program
Community Colleges Buoyed by Modest Enrollment Growth
As some two-year colleges start to recover after deep enrollment declines, administrators at these institutions are hopeful the trend lines keep pointing up.
Leveling Off at the Bottom
New data show enrollments have largely stabilized after the pandemic nosedive. But recovery remains elusive, and demographic shifts threaten to keep it that way.
Grasping for a Foothold on the Enrollment Cliff
Higher ed experts gathered in D.C. Thursday to take stock of a three-year enrollment plunge. Some charted a path forward, while others saw only dark clouds ahead.