Maintaining Trust and Planning for Success

Colleges can’t afford to operate in isolation from the needs of their neighbors.

When campuses turn their focus and resources toward their communities, they open doors to partnerships, increased community trust, enrollment pipelines, revenue streams, and more.

But achieving that success requires more than good intentions. It requires a willingness to listen and stay responsive to changing needs.

Educating in Your Community, a report from The Chronicle, examines how some colleges are finding success by offering educational opportunities to nearby communities, beyond their traditional students. In this report, you’ll learn how to serve your community better and reap the rewards of doing so.

Order your copy to: 

• Learn how community-education programs can demonstrate higher education's value beyond its reach of traditional students.

• Know what pitfalls to avoid in building intentional and trusting community relationships.

• Explore how successful programs have taken hands-on approaches to evaluating community need.