Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 2 Environmental Scan 2-16 May, 2023 SUMMARY -- EDUCATION A national college outlook points out the following: College Outlook in 202255 The following are ten trend ins in Community College Marketing 1) #1 – Expanding Distance Learning 2) #2 – 360° Virtual Tours Online 3) #3 – Offer More Baccalaureate Degrees 4) #4 – Being Mobile-friendly 5) #5 – Increasing Partnership with Business 6) #6 – Focusing on Dual-Enrollment Students 7) #7 – Welcoming Reverse Transfer Students 8) #8 – Increasing enrollment for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars 9) #9 – Increased Response to Globalization 10) #10 – Partnerships between Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions Regionally, six Maryland community colleges formed the Maryland Education Alliance56 in an effort to allow higher education to be more free flowing for the student, efficient and effective for college resources; and to create success for both. The goal of the Alliance is to create an easy pathway for students to transfer from one community college to another in order to boost enrollment in certain programs. This will create great cost savings for both the students and community colleges. Students would finish their preliminary coursework at the community college in their home county and then could transfer to another institution for more specialized coursework. The U. S. Department of Education provided funds to Coffey Consulting, LLC. To explore noncredit and related activities. While their 55 https://linchpinseo.com/trends-in-community-collegemarketing-recruitment-strategies/#1-expanding-distancelearning 56https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis /cng-ag-xcomm-hcc-md-college-alliance-20210503lkwqblysxza4jombg5cskmnrtm-story.html findings are not endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, they are nonetheless provocative. 57 The study suggested that noncredit activity plays an important role in U. S. higher education that is not adequately captured by any national, publicly available data collection and the information would be valuable to community colleges, researchers and policymakers. The impact of workforce development in Maryland’s post-secondary educational system is captured in Maryland Community Colleges Workforce Training Reports FY 2020 prepared by the Maryland Community College Association for Continuing Education and Training (MCCACET). The impact of the pandemic was palpable. Although 156,793 students were enrolled across Maryland in noncredit continuing education courses, this was an 18% decrease in the number of students from the previous year when 50% of 317,070 enrolled students were noncredit. • 38,052 students enrolled in 175 licensure and certification courses for professional credential • 42,510 students enrolled in lifelong learning • 27,562 students enrolled in basic skills, GED, External Diploma, ESOL • 59,557 students representing over 600 business, associations, and agencies in contract training to gain technical or essential skills need for continued success in the workplace. 57 Erwin, M. (2020). Noncredit Enrollment and Related Activities. (NPEC 2019). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, D.C.: National Postsecondary Education Cooperative. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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