Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze U.S. college studentsAssociated PressEven two-year community colleges, which have not traditionally provided dorms, are rethinking student needs as the cost of housing rises. Gwinnett Technical College partners with Ford Motor…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday announced it is again expanding a pilot program that offers Pell grants to qualifying inmates to provide education as a means of reducing recidivism and easing the transition…
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Enrollment plummets at Washington’s colleges, especially among menSeattle TimesAs colleges scramble for ways to boost their numbers, they are facing hard truths about higher education in the state — namely, lukewarm enthusiasm and a gender…
Gov. Ricketts announces free community college for children of state employeesKMTVNebraska state employees will get an added job perk starting this summer that will let their dependent children attend in-state community colleges for free. Despite…
New CEOs Ryan Cornner will become the next superintendent/president of Glendale Community College (GCC) in California. Since 2016, he has served as vice chancellor for educational programs and institutional effectiveness for the nine-college Los Angeles…
New report says underfunding community colleges is costing Massachusetts millionsWAMCNonpartisan public policy think tank Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth has released a new report arguing that the state is leaving millions on the table…
Community colleges learned a great deal about the strengths as well as the needs of their online programs during the Covid pandemic. As we know, community colleges were much better prepared to pivot to fully…
Phi Theta Kappa sues for trademark infringementMaine governor signs free community college programPartnership addresses CNA shortage in ColoradoCoca-Cola Pledges $1M to train more truckersPlay ball–again Phi Theta Kappa sues for trademark infringement The Phi Theta…
What exactly is college for?Freakonomics RadioThe popular podcast kicks off a four-episode series on the state of higher education, including community colleges. DeSantis signs higher ed reform bill dealing with accreditation, tenureNews4jax.comFlorida colleges and universities…