StronglyDisagree

1%Disagree5%

Neither16%

Agree47%

StronglyAgree30%

Closing the skills gap requires support from the higher education and business

communities.

Disagree2%

Neither9%

Agree38%

StronglyAgree51%

Community college graduation rates are low, and only one in five first-time students studying full time are able to earn a two-year degree within three years.* Here are a few takeaways from Inside Higher Ed’s report that underscore the important student success and completion conversation.

A strong advising program can give students the support necessary to make informed

degree planning choices.

2015 Survey ofCommunity College

Presidents

Neither21%

Disagree16%

StronglyDisagree

7%

StronglyAgree24%

Agree32%

R E P O R T S P O N S O R

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*SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed’s 2015 Survey of Community College Presidents

Download the full report at:http://www.hobsons.com/education-trends/resource-center/

industry-reports/2015-community-college-survey/

The stakes for community colleges have never been higher.

56 percent of two-year-college

presidents agreed or strongly agreed that

having too many course choices is an obstacle to

students' degree completion.

77 percent of community college presidents believe the skills gap is a serious

problem in their local communities.

89 percent are working with local businesses to

close that gap.