Report: Guided Pathways Beneficial for Veterans

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Community colleges that offer guided pathways may be better prepared to serve military veterans, according to a new report.

The approach maps out the sequence of courses students must take to complete a degree, and provides academic counseling and support services to help them stay on track. It also represents a departure from the “cafeteria-style” method of course selection, which allows students to choose from an abundance of often unrelated courses.

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Transfer is Trending: Conference Highlights Best Practices for Working with Transfer Students

NACACs David Hawkins addresses attendees at the TAAC conference in Philadelphia.
NACACs David Hawkins addresses attendees at the TAAC conference in Philadelphia.

Consensus is growing within higher education: Successful transfer pathways incorporate strong advising components.

The strategy is one of three essential practices highlighted in the recently released Transfer Playbook, and was discussed at length last week during a conference hosted by the Transfer Admissions & Advising Committee (TAAC).

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