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The 100 Best Community Colleges in America
By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News
On 5/16/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
With college costs mounting and student debt remaining a hot topic of conversation, public opinion on four-year colleges has begun to shift, as people contemplate whether they are in fact the only or best option for all students. An estimated 8.7 million undergraduates enrolled in public, two-year colleges during the 2016–17 academic year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. A 2019 study from TD Ameritrade found 36 percent of Gen Z students considered attending a community college before a four-year college, while 21 percent considered attending a community college instead of a four-year college.
Northland college commencements will be virtual or modified
The schools holding virtual commencement ceremonies are also giving graduates the opportunity to schedule an in-person photo opportunity. Written By: Andee Erickson | ×
Mirna Ramirez and Fernando Rosas flank son John Rosas Ramirez for pictures at UMD’s Kirby Student Center on Tuesday, April 20, 2020. With its commencement ceremony virtual again, UMD invited students to wear their cap and gown to walk on a ministage and get a photo holding their diploma cover. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
For the second year in a row, most Northland colleges will hold their commencement ceremonies virtually, so University of Minnesota Duluth student John Rosas Ramirez invited his parents up from the Twin Cities to a mock grad walk event so they could take part in a small moment of in-person celebration.
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