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Who is impacted by student loan forgiveness and how?U.S. Census Bureau (blog)The president’s loan forgiveness plan would have a big effect on community college students who took out student loans. For example, nearly 20% of…
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Education decisions during the Great Resignation
Individuals who left their jobs voluntarily since the start of the Covid pandemic were more likely to enroll in postsecondary education than those who lost their jobs, according to a new report from the Strada…
Look into the community for a new president
As community colleges look into a historic level of turnover in their presidencies, the challenges are frightening. Yet, within those challenges opportunities abound to ensure long-term sustainability of these veritable American institutions of learning and…
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Commentary: Building civic power for community college, MSI And HBCU studentsForbesCommunity college students are all too often underrepresented populations and voices, especially when it comes to voter registration and civic participation. Scholarships available for inmates…
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In Ohio, student success efforts are paying offTraining installers as part of broadband planLack of diversity among insurance companiesA place for Appalachian Heritage In Ohio, student success efforts are paying off In Ohio, efforts among…
Enriching lives
For the children and teens in Twin Falls, Idaho, taking part in youth summer camps at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) can be a life-changing experience — literally. As part of its community education…
Evolving opportunities, new spaces at two-year colleges
Community colleges must look beyond the near term to address the converging challenges of declining enrollments and great economic uncertainty. Another pressing challenge is successfully integrating the hybrid on-campus/offline learning model that’s bloomed in the…
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DACC Notes: Normalize talking about mental healthCommercial-NewsJonathon Wade, associate professor of behavioral sciences at Danville Area Community College in Illinois, says we have to start making connections and normalizing mental health discussions. One solution he…
Learning by serving
From free and low-cost dental clinics provided by dental hygienist students, to home building by students in construction programs, to more individualized service-learning across a wide array of courses, two-year schools are putting the “community”…
DataPoints: ATE in action
The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program awards grants to support a wide variety of efforts to improve technician education at public two-year colleges in fields ranging from advanced manufacturing and engineering, to…