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California governor proposes almost $40B for higher ed, sets long-term goals
California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a 2022-23 budget proposal Monday that would spread $39.6 billion across the state's three college systems and the California Student Aid Commission. At the same time, the governor's plan outlines ambitious goals for postsecondary attainment, equity, access and affordability.
Disruptions in hands-on programs contributed to enrollment drop at community colleges
Disruptions to academic programs with significant hands-on components, such as construction trades and mechanical and repair technology, heavily contributed to pandemic-related enrollment declines at community colleges, a new working paper suggests.
Colleges' commitment to civic engagement can't be episodic
Amid calls to increase resources for civic learning, the director of the American Democracy Project suggests ways institutions can make efforts stick.
Uncertainty lurks as college leaders eye end of federal relief funding
Colleges face an uncertain long-term outlook as prospects for state funding remain unclear, enrollment challenges loom and coronavirus-related threats continue, according to research from think tank New America and summarizes interviews earlier this year with administrators at non-elite colleges.
Hoped-for gap year enrollment boom turns out to be a bust
Just 2% of students who graduated from high school in 2020 and didn't immediately attend college ended up enrolling a year later this fall, dashing hopes that the large number of students who opted out of higher ed in the pandemic's first year would enroll in 2021.
42% of stopped-out young adults cited financial reasons for leaving college, survey finds
A new survey of "disengaged learners" — students who have stopped out of college — found financial reasons to be the top cause for stepping away. Among surveyed adults ages 20-34 who have college credits but are no longer enrolled, 42% cited financial reasons for leaving, 32% blamed family or personal commitments, and 30% said the college wasn't the right fit.
Share of Common App colleges requiring admissions tests continues to plummet
Just 5% of roughly 900 colleges that are members of the Common App, the online application portal, mandated test scores, falling from 11% in the 2020-21 admissions year, according to a new report.
Update shows undergraduate enrollment decline growing to 3.5% this fall
Undergraduate enrollment sank 3.5% this fall, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The figures, based on almost three-fourths of institutions reporting their enrollment as of Oct. 21, are largely in line with numbers the organization released last month.
Community college bachelor's degrees gain traction, report finds
Support for community colleges with bachelor's degrees has recently been gaining more traction: seven of the 24 community college baccalaureate, or CCB, states have been authorized in the last five years, according to the report.