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27 June

Community College Baccalaureates: Updating the National Landscape

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Community College Research Initiatives' New Baccalaureate Series: Data Note 3 Updating the National Landscape: State Adoption of Community College Baccalaureate Degrees by Maria Claudia Soler, Ph.D., Research Affiliate with CCRI, University of Washington Given the changing policy context across the …

27 June

CCBA Awards Two Student Scholarships During 2020 Annual Conference

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In honor of its 20 th anniversary, the CCBA, in partnership with labor analytics company Emsi, awarded the following Seattle students $500 scholarships during the organization’s 2020 national conference: Sarah Baker Sarah Baker earned her community college baccalaureate degree in …

23 June

Study on students’ experiences about online teaching during COVID-19 Outbreak

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"The online teaching in colleges and universities during the COVID-19 outbreak is one of the challenges faced by faculty and students during this period especially for colleges and universities that meet the quality assurance standards and under the accreditation process. …

23 June

Updating the National Landscape: State Adoption of Community College Baccalaureate Degrees

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This is the third data note on the project Scaling Community College Baccalaureate Degrees: The Equity Imperative. The goal of this research is to examine degree-granting policies, institutional adoption, and program implementation related to community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees in …

15 June

California CCB Update Message from Chancellor Constance Carroll

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As you know, the California legislature has restricted its legislative actions in this session to items pertaining to the recovery from Covid-19. Other items filed during this legislative session have been eliminated. Regrettably, one of the casualties is SB 874 …

05 June

CCB Trends from the Desk of Dr. Debra D. Bragg

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Dr. Debra Bragg is director of Community College Research Initiatives at the University of Washington in Seattle and founding director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her most recent articles …

25 May

South Texas College is a Key Economic Driver for Rio Grande Valley

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As companies are looking to their local community colleges to build their workforce through professional development opportunities, CCBA member South Texas College has been one of the key drivers propelling the economy of the Rio Grande Valley...

13 May

Community Colleges Will Serve a Critical Role in the Nation’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

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With high school seniors making national headlines and the fall university semester in question, community colleges must assume that a growing number of graduating seniors and associate degree completers will seek opportunities to pursue their bachelor’s degree closer to home …

02 May

York St John University Launches Free Virtual Digital Marketing Course for CCBA Members

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CCBA Strategic Education Partner York St John University has teamed with the award-winning marketing agency Mediaworks to offer a free, online digital marketing course which begins May 20 via the York Business School. This introductory version of their MSC Digital …

20 April

CALL FOR CCB STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES

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We want to share your CCB student success stories! Has one of your CCB graduates made a positive impact in the current pandemic environment as a frontline worker? Are they changing their business model to suit the new economy and …

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