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North Carolina sees increase in adult educational attainment 

by EdNC: Adults in North Carolina are earning more degrees and credentials, according to new federal data released by Lumina Foundation. Lumina’s annual Stronger Nation report shows 54.4% of working-age adults (ages 25 to 64) in North Carolina have earned a postsecondary degree or credential …

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Commentary: Adult learners can connect with College of The Albemarle for better skills, better jobs, better future

by WOBX: We know that many North Carolinians are looking for new career opportunities and a fresh start. College of The Albemarle is a great place for them to begin their journey. In just a matter of months, adult learners can acquire the …

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DDCC Launches Outreach Efforts to Attract Adult Learners With Better Skills

by The Dispatch: Davidson-Davie Community College has launched a new website, as well as a digital advertising campaign, to share job training programs and college information with adults all across the region. The site makes it easier for adult learners can acquire …

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ECC Launches New Outreach Efforts to Attract Adult Learners

by Edgecombe Community College: Edgecombe Community College has launched a new online information site, as well as a digital advertising campaign, to quickly and efficiently share job training programs and college information with adults all across the region. Interested adults are encouraged to …

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COA Launches Better Skills. Better Jobs. Better Future.

by The Daily Advance: 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 have the education and training needed to fill these …

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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 University of Louisville professor of educational leadership and co-author of “Unfinished Business: …

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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 factors like falling birth rates and rising college tuition, among others. Such trends were exacerbated …

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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 to re-engage and enroll adult learners in North Carolina community colleges. The Belk Center, in partnership with …

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N.C. Community College Leaders Gather for First Statewide Convening on Adult Learners

State leaders, education stakeholders, and representatives from 52 N.C. community colleges gathered in Greensboro last week for the first statewide convening on how to reengage adult learners. The event, hosted by the John M. Belk Endowment (JMBE) and EducationNC, focused on adult …

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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 been blown away by the results we have achieved with …

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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 five more colleges at the end of last year. The initiative now includes 15 of the 58 N.C. community colleges …

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Caldwell Community College Adult Learner Graduate Heads to Ivy League

by Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute: In January 2021, Adrienne Childres of Lenoir was returning to school as an adult learner at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. Two years later, Childres is packing her bags for New York City, where …

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