Community colleges are the recipients of tremendous generosity. Donors provide equipment that allows two-year colleges to teach the latest skills, and partners serve on college advisory boards to provide input on the skills student need…
‘Where the heck is everybody?’: NJ college enrollment is declining. We asked experts whyNorthJersey.comTo attract students it lost during the Covic pandemic–roughly 80% of whom have resided in its county during that time–New Jersey’s County…
As more stressed-out students consider dropping out, U.S. surgeon general pushes college leaders to ramp up supportChronicle of Higher EducationU.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy is urging colleges to hire more counselors and establish programs…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has submitted formal regulatory comments on the Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on new Pell Grant eligibility for prisoners, which takes effect next July 1. …
Acting president Rachel Rosenthal, a former president of Folsom Lake College (FLC) in California, will serve as the California college’s interim president, effective September 1. She served as the college’s second president from 2012 to…
Catawba Valley Community College’s furniture academies meet student and workforce needsEdNCThe North Carolina college’s Furniture Academy is a hands-on training program that prepares students for high-demand jobs in manufacturing – a sector that accounted for…
Prior to the pandemic, there was a realization that community colleges were facing real challenges of staffing and leadership as the Baby Boomer generation reached retirement age. Experts anticipated acute personnel shortages at every level…
Big Sandy Community and Technical College aids flood victimsDaily IndependentThe Kentucky college has been heavily involved in flood relief efforts in its community, including establishing a student relief fund to help students in need. Affordable…
The Biden administration’s announcement last week on federal loan cancellation and other aspects of the loan programs continues to reverberate across the country. As campuses try to understand the full implications of the administration’s actions…
When it comes to hot career fields, it doesn’t get much hotter than artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (AIM), an IT-engineering hybrid application involving data analysis, visualization and algorithms performing useful business functions that…