​​​T的奥, the 阿斯彭研究所 named Rowan College of South Jersey as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for 社区 College Excellence, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement 和 performance among two-year colleges. 获得这一荣誉的机构在超过1家机构中脱颖而出,000 community colleges nationwide as having high 和 改善 levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black 和 Hispanic students 和 those from lower-income backgrounds. ​

"南泽西的罗文学院相信遵循仆人式领导模式, 再加上和学生见面, 使我们的能力与其他学院不同, 并渴望帮助他们获得成功，过上有意义的生活,博士说。. 弗雷德·基廷，RCSJ主席. “I know our model works when I go to my local doctor's office 和 a current student completes my intake, 然后一个RCSJ的毕业生完成我的生命体征, 当我去看医生的时候, 他告诉我他的一些最好的员工毕业于RCSJ. Receiving this recognition affirms the work we continue to do – creating more opportunities for students while fulfilling the academic 和 industry needs in the communities we serve. 我为我们员工的奉献精神感到无比自豪, 但最重要的是, 我为我们的学生感到骄傲，他们每天都在坚持和激励着我们."  

The Aspen Prize spotlights exemplary community colleges in order to drive attention to colleges achieving post-graduate success for all students, 和 is a central way Aspen researches highly effective student success strategies that are shared with the field. 的 150 eligible colleges have been invited to submit student success data 和 narratives about strategies to achieve better 和 more equitable student outcomes as the next step in an intensive review process that culminates in the naming of the Aspen Prize winner in spring 2025. 的 eligible colleges represent the diversity 和 depth of the community college sector. 位于市区, 农村, 以及30个州的郊区, 这些学院招收的学生少则169人，多则49人,619.  

“阿斯本奖 is rooted first 和 foremost in an assessment of whether colleges are walking the walk,乔希·怀纳说, 阿斯彭研究所大学卓越项目的执行主任. “社区大学面临招生变化, 招收与大流行有关的学习损失的学生, 和研究生进入快速变化的劳动力市场, 人们很容易忘记什么是最重要的.  的 best community colleges are continuing to focus on advancing the core mission: making sure as many students as possible graduate with credentials that lead to fulfilling careers 和 reflect the development of diverse talent that communities, 州, 我们的国家需要.”  

While community colleges are an essential contributor to our nation’s success, 不同院校的学生成绩差异很大.  Aspen measures those variances using multiple data sources 和 honors colleges with outst和ing achievement in six critical areas: teaching 和 learning, 证书和学位完成, 转学及本科学历, 员工的成功, 公平进入大学, 和 equitable outcomes for students of color 和 students from low-income backgrounds. 

“These 150 colleges have achieved high 和 改善 levels of student success for all students, 包括那些经常被我们的制度所失败的人,怀纳说. “We’re excited to learn over the coming months how they achieved that success so we can share the most impressive practices with others in the field.”  

In this first round, eligibility for the Aspen Prize is based on publicly available data. 大学必须表现出强大的实力, 改善, 一年级到二年级的学生成绩公平, 证书颁发, 完成率和转移率. 在全国范围内, about 15 percent of community colleges have been invited to apply (150 of just under 1,000所公立两年制学院评估获奖资格). 完整的列表可以在 奖的主页. 

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