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Education and earnings: Earnings increase with education levels, but they also increase based on the selected discipline. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
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Outlook on Work-Study: Only 18 percent of funding for the Federal Work-Study program goes to public two-year colleges, compared to 36 percent to public four-year colleges and 41 percent to private nonprofit institutions. (Read the…
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Outcomes for Asian students: Asian students who started at public two-year institutions have higher persistence and completion rates than any other race-ethnicity group. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
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The main revenue source: Although states’ funding of community colleges has decreased from 36 percent a decade ago, it still comprises one-third of community colleges’ revenue, followed by tuition. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts…
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Finishing with little debt: Significantly fewer two-year degree students finish their degree with student loan debt than students earning credentials from for-profit or four-year institutions. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
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Challenges to success: Time conflicts with work and living expenses are some of the obstacles community college students face in attaining a credential. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
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Back to school: Over the past five years, there has been a significant increase among older adults with a baccalaureate who returned to college for an associate degree. (Read the PDF.) Daily StaffCCDaily is published…
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Plans after college: One in 10 teens say they plan to attend a community college after graduating high school, compared to six in 10 who indicate they want to attend a four-year college. About 13…
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Disparity among races: About one-third of Hispanic students and 27 percent of black students did not complete a FAFSA because they or their family didn’t have enough information on how to complete it, compared to…
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Working while in school: Two out of three community college students work while enrolled, with part-time students more likely than full-time students to be employed. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website