Community colleges play a vital role in the higher education ecosystem. With more than 6.8 million students enrolled in for-credit classes, four-year institutions can and should be partnering with community colleges to help students succeed in achieving their educational goals. In this episode we talk to Barbara Hopkins and Jen Nelson, both of Northern Virginia Community College, about the benefits of community colleges, the student experience, ways four-years can partner to assist with student success, and what it’s like to work at a community college.
This is the first in what will be a series of episodes focused on the community college experience, the transfer experience, reverse transfer, and ways registrars can be involved in these processes.
Guests:
Barbara Hopkins, Interim Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Northern Virginia Community College
bhopkins@nvcc.edu
Jen Nelson, Coordinator of University Transfer & Initiatives and Chief Transfer Officer
Northern Virginia Community College
jlnelson@nvcc.edu
Key Takeaways:
References and Additional Information:
ADVANCE - Partnership between George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College
American Association of Community Colleges
AACRAO Signature Initiative - Re-Envisioning Transfer
AACRAO - Transfer & Articulation
Community colleges play a vital role in the higher education ecosystem. With more than 6.8 million students enrolled in for-credit classes, four-year institutions can and should be partnering with community colleges to help students succeed in achieving their educational goals. In this episode we talk to Barbara Hopkins and Jen Nelson, both of Northern Virginia Community College, about the benefits of community colleges, the student experience, ways four-years can partner to assist with student success, and what it’s like to work at a community college.
This is the first in what will be a series of episodes focused on the community college experience, the transfer experience, reverse transfer, and ways registrars can be involved in these processes.
Guests:
Barbara Hopkins, Interim Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Northern Virginia Community College
bhopkins@nvcc.edu
Jen Nelson, Coordinator of University Transfer & Initiatives and Chief Transfer Officer
Northern Virginia Community College
jlnelson@nvcc.edu
Key Takeaways:
References and Additional Information:
ADVANCE - Partnership between George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College
American Association of Community Colleges
AACRAO Signature Initiative - Re-Envisioning Transfer
AACRAO - Transfer & Articulation