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Many students go to a community college thinking it's a bargain: attend for two years and then transfer to a four-year school. In the process, they will save tens of thousands of dollars in tuition. But it doesn't always work out that way. Nearly half of all college credits fail to transfer when a student changes schools.
This episode of College Uncovered explores why the transfer system shortchanges students—and how colleges and universities have wide discretion when it comes to deciding which credits to accept or deny.

The share of students who earn a college credential within six years of enrolling has stalled at the same rate for a third straight year, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
The study attributes the plateau to several factors, including shifts in where colleges are investing time and resources and the lingering effects of the pandemic.

A controversial Republican-sponsored bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at Ohio’s public colleges and universities and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial” topics doesn’t have the votes to move forward.
Ohio's multifaceted measure comes alongside other Republican-led states targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

While race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions was never a panacea for systemic racial inequality in the United States, it signaled good intentions.
In practice, it was a small but significant attempt to begin correcting disparities in upward economic mobility between racial groups. Without it, we are facing a new and uncharted admissions landscape, writes Anthony Carnevale of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce in this essay.

The public has become increasingly focused on the financial returns of higher education in recent years, with many questioning the value of a college degree. But a new survey from the Association of American Colleges and Universities paints a different picture.
According to the survey, more than 80 percent of employers believe higher education prepares college graduates for workforce success—though some executives find students lack certain skills.

Breaking the cycle of poverty takes more than just high-quality training. It’s a sentiment that is increasingly echoed across workforce training, with new ventures like the Google Career Certificates Fund and established institutions like City Colleges of Chicago putting much more emphasis on the wraparound supports that make education possible.
But it’s expensive to provide services like mental health counseling and childcare. In Colorado, a new breed of financing aims to help.