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A big remake is coming to California community college education, new chancellor says
1 year, 4 months ago

A big remake is coming to California community college education, new chancellor says

LA Times  

Sonya Christian, California’s newly appointed community college chancellor, faces a significant challenge: She needs to remake how the system attracts students. I’m really optimistic that what we will see with the California Community Colleges over the next evolution is, the necessary focus to change some issues, like equity issues at a very fundamental level. California Kern County leader named California …

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California community college enrollment plummets to 30-year low
2 years, 1 month ago

California community college enrollment plummets to 30-year low

LA Times  

Angel Lozano, center, a former student at East Los Angeles College, meets with screenwriters at Cerveceria Del Pueblo in Pasadena. Now they “no longer want something that looks like the education they received before.” A survey of former California community college students found that one third haven’t re-enrolled because they prioritized work, and 22% prioritized taking care of family or …

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California Community Colleges chief to resign as student achievement rises, enrollment plummets
2 years, 6 months ago

California Community Colleges chief to resign as student achievement rises, enrollment plummets

LA Times  

California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, a champion of equity and access for underserved students, announced Thursday that he is stepping down from the helm of the nation’s largest two-year public college system amid rising academic achievement but declining enrollment. Oakley, the son of a Mexican immigrant who rose to become the first Latino chancellor of the 116-campus community …

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Fewer Students Are Going To Community College, Despite High Unemployment
4 years, 3 months ago

Fewer Students Are Going To Community College, Despite High Unemployment

NPR  

Fewer Students Are Going To Community College, Despite High Unemployment Enlarge this image toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Elissa Nadworny/NPR Enrollment at U.S. community colleges has dropped nearly 8% this fall, newly released figures show, part of an overall decline in undergraduate enrollment as students face a global pandemic and the worst economic recession in decades. In past recessions, community colleges …

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