Tuition and fees at community colleges this academic year average just above one-third (35%) that of in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions, according to the College Board’s annual report on trends in college…
Kansas community colleges reaching a crossroadsKLC JournalKansas’ system for funding community colleges is hopelessly outdated. the state hasn’t paid its share for years. Community college students feel impact of inflation, look for ways to saveKHSBJohnson…
Photos from AACC-member colleges. Miami Dade College’s Miami Fashion Institute last week held its 6th annual Upcycle Challenge, where students from grades five to 12 create garments using upcycled denim with a budget of no…
In 25 states, community colleges can grant bachelor’s degrees. But policies and funding structures vary in each state. New America on Monday invited higher education leaders from Arizona, Texas and Florida to talk about community…
Community colleges faced with dwindling enrollmentWEWSLike in other parts of the U.S., community colleges in Ohio are expanding services and adding flexibility to program schedules and modalities to counter enrollment declines. Most colleges give inaccurate…
When two-year colleges talk about building bridges to their surrounding communities, they are usually speaking figuratively. When leaders at North Seattle College talk about it, however, they’re referring to an actual physical piece of infrastructure,…
Aims Community College to offer first bachelor’s degree beginning in 2023Greeley TribuneThe Colorado college will offer its first bachelor’s degree beginning in the spring semester with a program for students to earn a public safety…
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…
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…
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…