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Tag: Adult Learners
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As Pandemic Lifts, Student Mental Health Needs Shift
Have we entered a season of hope for student mental health? The outlook for student well-being may finally be improving with COVID-19 cases going down, vaccinations going up, and more schools announcing plans to return to primarily in-person instruction this fall.
March 24, 2021
COVID-19
New Report Recommends California Higher Ed to Support Older High School Graduates
A new report from California Competes is recommending that California higher ed institutions create better pipelines to college for not only recent high school graduates but also older adults. The report, “Untapped Opportunity: Understanding and Advancing Prospects for Californians without a College Degree”studies Californians ages 25 to 54 who graduated from high school and suggests […]
February 12, 2021
African-American
Morehouse College Offers Online Program for Adult Learners to Complete Degrees
Morehouse College is launching an online bachelor’s degree completion program this summer for adult learners who already have some college experience, The Washington Post reported. Morehouse Online will start with three offerings, including business administration – that will offer degrees to men with credits from other schools and former Morehouse students who left before degree completion. Partnering […]
February 4, 2021
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California Competes Dashboard Spotlights Data on Black, Latinx Adult Learners
Since releasing its report, “Postsecondary to Prosperity: Examining California’s Opportunity Landscape,” California Competes has continued to release key data to fuel interest in policy and action to promote equitable access and student success. Last week, data about higher education in Los Angeles County drew attention, notably that 44% of adults have expressed an intention to enroll in college in the next two years.
January 11, 2021
Students
Goodwill Helping Adults Pursue an Education
The number of adult learners is growing within the United States. However, for many adults, pursuing an education, whether it is their high school diploma or high school degree, still remains a daunting task.The nonprofit thrift store, Goodwill, wanted to change that.
August 27, 2019
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CUNY Summit Examines the Most Effective Ways to Re-engage Adult Learners
Representatives of 17 institutions in the City University of New York (CUNY) system attended an Adult Learner Summit to discuss how to effectively address issues faced by adult learners.
June 25, 2019
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PCCD, Superior Court of Alameda County Partner for New Certificate Programs
When officials from the Superior Court of Alameda County in California began to notice growing vacancies in its courtroom clerk and legal processing assistant (LPA) roles, they believed it would be an ideal situation to look to the area’s community colleges to address gaps in public service employees.
May 16, 2019
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New Survey Assesses the Mindset of Adult Learners
In today’s higher education landscape, many colleges and universities are clamoring to attract adult learners and the dollars they bring to the bottom line. To gain insight into the mindsets of adult learners, education research firm EAB recently conducted a survey of current and prospective students attending or interested in undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs.
May 16, 2019
Students
Report Examines How Online For-Profit Institutions Impact Vulnerable Students
Online programs provided by for-profit institutions are known to focus their marketing and recruitment strategies toward vulnerable students that are low-income, African-American, veterans, women and are over the age of 25. A new report by the Center for Responsible Learning (CRL) assesses how these programs have affected these minority groups and what attracted them to online learning.
March 29, 2019
News Roundup
UMass to Launch New National Online College for Adult Learners
University of Massachusetts (UMass) System president Martin T. Meehan has announced that the system plans to launch a national online college geared toward adult learners throughout the country. The online college would compete with existing national players, Meehan said, like Arizona State University, New Hampshire University, Purdue Global and Penn State World Campus. “The time […]
March 6, 2019
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Report: ‘On-Ramp’ Programs Help Working-Class Adults Achieve Upward Mobility
Over 32 million working-class American adults with less than a two-year degree are being left behind in today’s job market. A new category of career “on-ramp” programs can help this group achieve upward mobility by increasing their skills and employability that can successfully help them transition to financially stable careers.
January 30, 2019
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SNHU, LRNG Merge for Learning and Workforce Solutions
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and the Chicago-based nonprofit LRNG are merging to provide an innovative solution that aims to create “seamless connections” between education and the workforce, particularly for those in underserved communities.
October 24, 2018
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