The economic value of community colleges
When a municipality or state tries to win public support for a company it aims to draw into its area, it typically publicizes the number of jobs and economic benefits, such as higher incomes and…
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New CEO Summer DeProw will serve as the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC), effective January 1. She is currently provost/vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the…
Five strategies to reform developmental ed
Over the past nearly three years, higher education observers have chronicled a litany of disturbing trends in community colleges and other broad access institutions: falling enrollment, widening disparities in outcomes by race, student and faculty…
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Could Binghamton University and SUNY Broome merge? What to know about the proposalBinghamton Press & Sun-BulletinNew York’s Binghamton University and SUNY Broome Community College are exploring “an integration” of the two campuses that could bring…
Flexible schedules for staff
During the height of the pandemic, remote work for community college employees was mandated. Now, the opportunity to work from home (at least part-time) is an ongoing option for some college employees. Cleveland State Community…
Washington Watch: ‘Workforce Pell’ an AACC priority, Bumphus says
Enrollment declines, community college to four-year university transfers and human resources are some of the challenges facing community colleges, says Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) — but…
Mining for opportunities
Appalachian communities from Alabama to New York have been hit hard by job losses over the last decade as the nation has become less reliant on coal — and community colleges in these areas are…
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No-cost job training offered at Alabama community collegesAlabama Political ReporterThe Alabama Community College System is offering free rapid training to state residents for certain jobs, such as construction, which has struggled to find skilled workers…
Reporter’s notebook
Bumphus on task force to improve understanding of student aid offersOhio college to offer BSN to meet local demand Bumphus on task force to improve understanding of student aid offers Leaders of 10 higher education…
Two-year college completion rate increases again
The average completion rate for community colleges continues its upward trend, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. While the overall national postsecondary education six-year completion rate for the…