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New Ways to Support Community College Student Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.

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Tallahassee Community College Receives Recognition from Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) recently received recognition from Achieving the Dream , an organization and network founded to close achievement gaps and accelerate student success nationwide by guiding institutional change, influencing public policy, generating knowledge, and engaging the public. 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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Maryland Community Colleges Face $22M Budget Cut

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Maryland Community Colleges Face $22M Budget Cut jessica.blake@… Thu, 02/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Governor Wes Moore says his budget proposal is a response to declining enrollment and will “rein in” spending. Community college advocates say it will have wide-ranging negative consequences. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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California Offers Stipends to Financially Vulnerable Community College Students

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California Offers Stipends to Financially Vulnerable Community College Students kathryn.palmer… Tue, 03/05/2024 - 03:00 AM A new pilot program gives students who were formerly incarcerated or in the foster care system, and some low-income parents, money to help pay their living costs. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Monroe Community College Students Protest Police Rifles on Campus

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Students at Monroe Community College in New York are objecting a decision to allow campus safety officers to carry long rifles on campus. Some students held a protest rally on Monday to voice their opposition, Rochester First reported.

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Free Community College Boosts Enrollment, Strains Massachusetts System

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Free Community College Boosts Enrollment, Strains Massachusetts System jessica.blake@… Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The enrollment surge is a welcome development for the Massachusetts community college system, but it has also created staffing shortages and stretched capacity. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Community College Stopouts Related to Students Having to Work

Inside Higher Ed

The results of a recent survey from New America, a left-leaning think tank, show that nearly half of students who left community college before fall 2023 with some credit but no degree or credential cite having to work as a major reason why.