Hobsons recently sponsored The 2015 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Community College Presidents, a study by Gallup and Inside Higher Ed. This report aims to understand how community college presidents perceive and address the challenges facing two-year institutions in the United States. Download the report here: http://www.hobsons.com/education-trends/resource-center/industry-reports/2015-community-college-survey/

1. Strongly
Disagree
1%
Disagree
5%
Neither
16%
Agree
47%
Strongly
Agree
30%
Closing the skills gap requires support from
the higher education and business
communities.
Disagree
2%
Neither
9%
Agree
38%
Strongly
Agree
51%
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 of
Community College
Presidents
Neither
21%
Disagree
16%
Strongly
Disagree
7%
Strongly
Agree
24%
Agree
32%
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.