The Common App has expanded its reach to include community colleges for the first time, partnering with the Illinois Community College Board to add a selection of two-year institutions for the upcoming admissions cycle. This initiative, aimed at boosting visibility for open-access colleges, allows high school students to see community colleges as a viable option alongside traditional four-year universities. The partnership intends to inform students about local community college opportunities when they receive admissions information from universities, thereby promoting community colleges as a first choice for higher education.
We want to make sure that community colleges are seen as an option on that list—even potentially a first choice for students. It's ultimately about exposing them to that as an option.
When the Common App launched 50 years ago, it offered high school students a streamlined application path to 15 private institutions. Since then, hundreds of others have signed on.
Brian Durham, executive director of the Illinois Community College Board, said most importantly, it boosts their visibility.
This way, if they come to that conclusion after filling out the Common App, they'll know which community colleges are available.
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