Bringing Adult Students Back to Community College

Описание: Community college enrollment has significantly declined since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between the spring 2020 term and the spring 2022 term, nationwide community college enrollment declined by nearly 17 percent. This alarming trend has posed a threat to the well-being of community colleges and the students they serve, which includes more than 1.7 million adult learners. Since fall 2021, the Center on Education & Labor at New America partnered with Student Ready Strategies, a technical assistance provider, and six community colleges to help re-enroll adult students who have stopped out of college since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch to learn about their research and playbook.

About ACCT

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is a non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States and beyond. ACCT educates the nation's community college trustees about their roles and responsibilities and the principles of good governance; advocates for all community colleges and their students; and researches and advocates ways by which to make higher education more accessible and affordable to all students regardless of any socioeconomic or other factor.

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