Visiting Adult Learners in Brunswick and Edgecombe Counties
by EdNC:
NC Reconnect – a statewide initiative focused on the recruitment, reengagement, and retention of adult learners within the North Carolina Community College System – added
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Wilkes Re-Enrollment Exceeds Expectations
by Wilkes Journal-Patriot:
Wilkes Community College’s results through NC Reconnect, an effort to re-enroll adult students who left before completing degree or credential programs there, so far are exceeding expectations.
“We have…
Research | N.C. Community Colleges Collaborate to Support Adult Learners
by EdNC:
Since 2021, the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research has gathered data, stories, and lessons learned from colleges participating in NC Reconnect – the initiative…
Reimagining Access and Engagement at N.C. Community Colleges
by EdNC:
From fall 2012 to fall 2022, college student enrollment dropped by about 1.9 million students – almost 10%.
College enrollment has been declining since 2010 – due to…
Why Adult Learners Persist, and How Colleges Can Engage Them
by EdNC:
What makes adult learners persist?
Despite many barriers, adult learners primarily persist to increase their earning power or workplace advancement and for personal fulfillment, according to Dr. Matt Bergman, a
COA Launches Better Skills. Better Jobs. Better Future.
Everyone knows the vast majority of today’s higher-wage jobs require more than a high school diploma. Unfortunately, fewer than half of North Carolinians between the ages 25 of 44…