CCDC Surpasses 13% Enrollment Goal for Marginalized Students

The CCDC Career Guidance and Marketing Team surpasses its 13% enrollment goal for marginalized students in 2024.

Since the lifting of pandemic restrictions, CCDC has aimed to increase overall admissions to 20% per year.  Of which 13% of new freshmen enrollee come from indigenous, farming, low-income earning families.  To achieve this goal, the CCDC Career Guidance and Marketing team continues to reach out to far-flung public high schools and out-of-school youths who have discontinued their education due to financial or geographical barriers.

According to College Registrar Dina P. Amdos, “during the August 2024 admissions, college freshmen enrollment rose by 20.51%, a significant improvement from the 9.54% increase recorded in August 2023.” The previous year’s lower growth was attributed to continued hesitations over online learning and intermittent lockdown in the region.

For August 2024, CCDC successfully met its target of enrolling at least 13% of freshmen from marginalized groups, with 35.79% (1406 of the 3928) of enrolled college freshmen coming from the various indigenous groups of the Cordilleras and from farming communities.  This reaffirms CCDC’s commitment to inclusive education.

To sustain this momentum, CCDC has intensified its marketing and scholarship promotion programs, emphasizing the availability of institutional scholarships and financial assistance. The Scholarship Office plays an active role in helping students access both internal grants and external funding opportunities, easing the financial burden of pursuing higher education.

Through these sustained efforts, CCDC continues to open doors of opportunity, ensuring that poverty and distance do not hinder deserving students from earning a college degree and building a better future.

 

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