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Colleges expand food pantries, childcare and employer 'earn-and-learn' programs to retain students
Summary
Panelists at a Columbus Metropolitan Club forum described campus food pantries, child-development centers, housing partnerships and employer-integrated credential programs aimed at removing nonacademic barriers to student retention.
Leaders from several Central Ohio colleges described a series of student-support programs and employer partnerships they say are intended to improve retention by addressing food insecurity, childcare, transportation and housing.
David Harrison, president of Columbus State Community College, said the college partnered with Mid-Ohio Food Collective to open a free grocery store on campus and recently opened a child development center. "We got a free grocery store, not just a market, a free grocery store on campus," Harrison said. He added that Columbus State partnered with the Columbus Metropolitan…
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