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Nonprofits Offer a Roadmap for Colleges Implementing the Google IT Certificate Program. Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program
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Ndiaye, Mamadou, Ed.; Lockowandt, Mara, Ed. – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Over the past three years, Jobs for the Future (JFF) has been supporting a community of more than 100 U.S. community colleges (CCs) and over 25 nonprofit organizations (NPOs) worldwide implementing the Google IT Support Professional Certificate training program. During this engagement, JFF has gathered valuable insights about best practices in…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Technical Support
A Practical Framework for a Data-Driven Graduate Enrollment Management Plan
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Hassanein, Shaimaa Nabil – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2020
Graduate schools and offices play a critical role in elevating the quality and impact of individual graduate programs. With a hybrid model of graduate administration,institutions' and graduate programs' enrollment needs are identified. Developing a graduate enrollment management plan is challenging, especially with limited prior institutional…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Enrollment Management, Foreign Countries
Improving the Student Experience: A Practical Guide for Universities and Colleges
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Morgan, Michelle, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The landscape of higher education (HE) has dramatically altered in the past 30 years and it continues to evolve and change. More students are entering HE and attending university or college on a global scale than ever before. Supporting and enhancing the undergraduate student experience across the student lifecycle, from first contact through to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Student Experience
A Qualitative Investigation of the College Choice Experiences and Reentry Expectations of U.S. American Third Culture Kids
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Thurston-Gonzalez, Sara J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The focus of this qualitative study is on U.S. third culture kids (TCKs), youth who have grown up abroad because of their parent's work, and their college choice experiences and reentry expectations. Through a background questionnaire and personal interviews with eleven students transitioning from two international secondary schools in a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Global Approach
From Recruitment to Graduation: A Whole-of-Institution Approach to Supporting Online Students
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Chambers, Dianne P. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
Many universities and colleges are moving from traditional on-campus teaching to also teaching online courses to distant students. Institutions face many challenges in supporting their distant students and need a holistic view of the support that distant students require. This paper proposes ways that institutions could meet these needs of online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Needs, Distance Education, College Students
Marketing a Public Higher Educational Institution Through Target and Market Research on its Freshmen Applicant and Enrollee Pools.
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Bruwer, Johan de W. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A study at Cape Technikon (South Africa) investigated college choice decision making by surveying 923 applicants during the application process and 314 enrollees during orientation. Results show demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of applicants and enrollees differ, applicants consider multiple institutions, alumni and friends are the…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Applicants, College Choice, College Freshmen
Closing the Achievement Gap: Colleges Making a Difference. Report of Research Project Undertaken by the Learning and Skills Development Agency.
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Davies, Peter – 2001
Demographic and institutional factors responsible for the large variations of student retention and achievement at further education (FE) colleges throughout the United Kingdom were examined. Data from individualized student records were analyzed, and 10 FE colleges identified as serving areas of deprivation were visited to assess the extent to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Adult Students