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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Higher Education Today, 27 April 2020 - Attracting and Retaining International Students at Community Colleges: Creating a 5-Star Experience

Title:
Attracting and Retaining International Students at Community Colleges: Creating a 5-Star Experience

Author:
Linda Serra Hagedorn

Published:
Higher Education Today, 27 April 2020

From the article:
"In my recent brief for ACE, International Students in Community Colleges: An Unplanned Diversity, I pointed to the ways community colleges serve international students as well as the many benefits (beyond financial) that these students bring to campus. I also presented some considerations for attracting and retaining international students.  

Community colleges were never designed for students from outside the United States, nor have they been given much attention. For that reason, if community colleges would like to attract, enroll, and retain these students, they must take deliberate and specific actions to plan and provide a five-star experience.  

Working from these ideas, what are the qualities and programs that make community colleges attractive, friendly, and nurturing to international students?"

To read this article:
https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/04/27/attracting-retaining-international-students-community-colleges-creating-5-star-experience/