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Tag: College completion
African-American
State of Black Higher Ed Attainment in Higher Ed: New Report Highlights Work Still to Do
The Campaign for College Opportunity released a new report Tuesday detailing the state of Black higher education in California. While progress has been made in a number of areas, the reportās authors found gaps in Black studentsā college preparedness and persistent disparities when it comes to college completion.
February 23, 2021
News Roundup
McHenry County College Awarded $2.25 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education awarded McHenry County College a $2.25 million grant to be dispersed over five years, the Northwest Herald reported. The funding is part of the departmentās Title III Strengthening Institutions Program, which aims to boost student engagement, as well as retention and graduation rates. The grant will fund a five-year project [ā¦]
October 7, 2019
Students
Upswing Raises $2M to Reach 2020 Degree Attainment Goal
Education technology startup Upswing announced that it has raised $2 million from education partners to further efforts to improve college success and completion. With the support of the most recent partners Impact America Fund, Rethink Education, Lumina Foundation and Strada Education Network, Upswing will move forward in its work to use technology to enhance college [ā¦]
May 21, 2019
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Early College Credit Linked to Success, Savings for Indiana Students
Recent data findings from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) underscore the academic and economic value of providing high school students with an opportunity to earn early college credit.
February 6, 2019
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Placing āPurpose Firstā in Higher Education
A new report from Complete College America (CCA) is pushing higher education institutions to rethink their student onboarding and advising experiences by encouraging them to help students connect their purpose and career interests to an academic program early on.
October 15, 2018
Students
āDegrees When Dueā Initiative Supports Equitable Degree Attainment
With this weekās launch of Degrees When Due, a new three-year initiative by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), nearly 30,000 adult learners and college āstop-outsā are expected to complete their degrees within a year.
September 27, 2018
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California Gets Low Marks When It Comes to College Attainment
When it comes to higher education, California has not kept pace with changing workforce demands of the needs of the stateās racially diverse populations. Thatās the finding of a new report by The Campaign for College Opportunity, a nonprofit that works to ensure that college-age students in California have the opportunity to go to college and succeed.
August 10, 2018
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Boston Foundation Report Urges College-Prep Program Collaboration
Students in the city of Boston have greater access than ever to programs that assist with getting into and persisting in college, but the impact could be far greater if these programs increased their collaboration, according to a report by the Boston Foundation and the Success Boston College Completion Initiative.
May 21, 2018
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