Promise fulfilled
Among San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) record 4,000 graduates this spring are several dozen students from San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges who are graduating debt-free thanks to the San Diego Promise free…
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Reporter’s notebook
Baking his way to the top Community colleges are on a (perfectly baked and decorated) roll. Last week, Cory Barrett, a culinary instructor at Michigan’s Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), won Food Network’s “Spring Baking Championship.”…
Attracting four-year students for the summer
Whether it’s because of the lower tuition, the ability to gain credits while living at home, a particular course they want to take, or a preferable option to a summer job, an increasing number of…
New approaches to recruit international students
International student recruitment is often the first step in most community colleges’ progress toward campus internationalization. Wayne Wheeleris director of international programs and services at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
What math do students need to know?
Community colleges across the country are implementing a series of reforms to eliminate one of the chief barriers to completion: the failure to pass math, particularly developmental courses. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…
Inspirational research
At the national poster session of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) last week, 47 former and current community college students talked knowledgeably and intently about their research methods and findings. Madeline Pattonis an…
Integrating humanities education
As employers emphasize the importance of professional skills — such as critical thinking and communication — in addition to technical proficiency, some community colleges are ensuring that humanities education isn’t lost in the curriculum. AACC…
Statewide systems join forces for summer programs
For varying lengths of time, community colleges have been working to market their summer course offerings to university students who are looking to pick up extra credits at a lower cost. Ed Finkelis an education…
Unfinished Business: ‘Our next frontier’
Community colleges have excelled at providing students with access to higher education, and over the past several years have improved in helping their students succeed. But one area that remains a challenge for all higher…
Mapping dinosaur tracksites
Next week, a team of students and faculty members from Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) will join scientists on a project to document, map and model one of the largest dinosaur tracksites in the…