The majority of the program cuts at the Aurora college focus on the arts, business, and computer and digital technology.
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What I learned from Rafael
His story sheds light on the crisis of rural advising, the problem of low expectations, the challenges facing farm worker families, and the many costs that get in students’ way.
Rafael expected he would go to a university — the system never did
Educators put him on a non-university path. His public charter school never questioned it. And it was only a few months before graduation that he learned just how far behind he was.
Students finishing what they started
Kay Hernandez wanted independence, and she found it cutting hair. But it didn’t give her the freedom she hoped for.
Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college. Can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?
The state has some of the nation’s largest gaps in college completion for its students of color. Part of its new strategy includes spending federal relief dollars to bring students back to school.
Colorado’s community college enrollment increases slightly, but hasn’t bounced back fully
The increase is driven largely by high school students taking courses for credit, while enrollment for working-age adults remains well below pre-pandemic levels.
As Florida’s top universities rise, many low-income students are left out
UF, FSU and USF have gained in rankings and prestige, but they lag when it comes to access.
First-time college students enroll at UTEP in record numbers
“This year was a very important year as we rebounded from the pandemic,” a university official said.
When a college asks you to apply
College admissions is often framed around scarcity. What if colleges focused on a process that emphasized opportunity instead?
Ohio College Comeback Compact enters next chapter
The group is targeting a specific group of people who stopped out of college and whose transcripts are being withheld over outstanding institutional debts. Think things like unpaid tuition and/or fees owed to the college, not student loans.