Elements of team success
Predictive analytics brought the leadership team at Lone Star College-Montgomery together. Michael F. Chavezis vice president of student success at Lone Star College–Montgomery in Conroe, Texas.More Posts
Academic Programs
Program design is critical in Promise scholarships
While states and localities are increasingly adopting Promise scholarships to make college more affordable for lower-income Americans, not all of them are as effective as they can be. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…
Taking on the cost of books
An Intro to Business book costs $121, but McHenry County College (MCC) students pay zero for it this fall semester thanks to the Illinois college’s textbook reduction program. Donna Bieschkeis a marketing communications specialist at…
The power of CTE — for our students, for our country
“Unemployment rate hits 3.9%, a rare low, as job market becomes more competitive,” ran the May 4, 2018 headline of the New York Times. Mark Mitsuiis president of Portland Community College in Oregon.More Posts
Using the great outdoors as a classroom
Oakton Community College student Nosheen Majeed found an unorthodox way to earn six college credits this summer – camping for 17 days across Midwestern and Western states. Steve Repsysis a public relations specialist at Oakton…
3 interventions to help students stay on course
As a facilitator at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, I use interventions that will direct students to the path to their personal best in my mathematics classroom. Lance Boydis a mathematics instructor at…
Leadership during tragedy
As Antonio Perez retires from the presidency of the Borough of Manhattan Community College on August 31, he is being remembered for increasing enrollment, expanding the number of degree programs and raising the profile of…
Real-world, research-based opportunities
As students return to the Davidson County Community College (DCCC) campus in North Carolina, the fall semester will hold a new opportunity for those who want to discover real solutions to very real problems affecting…
The leaders within
College didn’t take at first for Diego Tibaquirá. Ed Finkelis an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts
Ready-to-work cyber-security employees
Since graduating from Illinois Central College in December 2017 with associate degrees in secure software development, Khabran Peters and Branson Moreno have been working full time as software developers at ISHPI Information Technologies. This is…