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    of a college success course in proprietary postsecondary education stated, “...according to NCES, who projected that from 2010 to 2019, there would be a 9% rise in the enrollments of students under 25, and a 23% rise in the enrollments of students 25 and over” (Claybrooks and Taylor 199). The enrollment of students is expected to increase rapidly over the next couple of years. With more students attending college, there will be more issues in the registration process; at Normandale Community College

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    In Fitting in: Community College Female Executive Leaders Share Their Experiences - A Study in West Texas, Gill and Jones explored the phenomena of leadership in higher education from the perspective of women who hold leadership positions at community colleges in west Texas. Traditionally, higher education has been a male-dominated field which has made it difficult for women to attain administrative positions. However, at the community colleges across the United States, women hold 50% of the leadership

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    College or no college? Community college or university? Live on campus or commute? These are the questions that plague the minds of rising college students. As a high school senior who plans to attend college, I find myself pondering these questions frequently. Finding a college that fits each individual person and their unique needs is a difficult task that takes time and patience. That being said, I believe revamping the structure of community colleges will benefit students of all ages. Remodeling

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    I did not have a hard time finding an article on community colleges; this one came right to me. However, as the author points out, there is a great deal of research missing on the community college level. Taylor (2015) states, “Because we have little research on LGBTQ students in the community college context (Leider, 2012; Zamani-Gallaher & Choudhuri, 2011), the vast majority of the research and empirical evidence is based on the 4-year context” (Taylor, 2015, p. 60). The term diversity is not

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    the past few decades, receiving a college education has been a stressed importance in today’s society. However it is often misunderstood that attending a 4-year school is the best and only way to go. Following this belief, many students attend these schools with out being academically, financially, or mentally prepared. Unfortunately students like this have failed to over look the more realistic options available to them, such as community college. Junior college is a resource available to anyone

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    Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) receives about $40 million annually as a state run community college in Maryland although most community colleges are financed and run by local governments (Cox, E, 2017; Richman, T & Bowie, L, 2017). BCCC has been under fire for several years because of its graduation rates and accreditation problems (Richman, T & Bowie, L, 2017). In addition, the General Assembly legislated that BCCC realign the college to better serve the citizen of Baltimore city and

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    were people who stated their insight such as president Stanley from Westmoreland County Community College, David Patti president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Business Council and Laura Fisher, senior vice president with Allegheny Conference who agreed that if students are given the opportunity to progress in school it could mean a better economy in the future. By giving students paid tuition in community colleges it could mean they would go to a university to finish a bachelors in a major that interests

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    trying to figure out how to judge whether a college is doing a good job. People who work at colleges, especially the faculty, tend to be annoyed by those of us who ask about effectiveness, because it seems like it should be obvious. The instructors have earned their bona fides in their disciplines. They have succeeded in attracting students. What more do I need to know? Nowhere are the instructors more annoyed by the question than at community colleges, which tend to enroll the neediest of populations

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    Graduating from college of any type is a tremendous accomplishment. Some students choose to attend a university as soon as they are finished with high school, but others choose to take the simpler path of community colleges. Community colleges often do not get the praise they deserve. Most university graduates have been involved with some kind of community college. Many different sources give in-depth reasoning on why community college graduation rates continue to improve. Community colleges are continuing

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    Should community college should be free? Now everyone can get an education if they wanted to, community colleges or a university can help people get a career to succeed. Some students dont really have enough money to go to a university because is really expensive but there is a solution community college can help everyone earn their associate's degree and transfer in the future. Community colleges gives students the opportunity to get the same education as a university but with less money. Community

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