When I started thinking about becoming a president, I attended a leadership seminar where the keynote speaker provided words of wisdom and caution for those of us eager to advance into the role. “It is…
A few photos from colleges that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. (Send your photos to the editor.) Ivy Tech Community College President Sue Ellspermann (center) guides First Lady Dr. Jill Biden…
There’s a quicker, cheaper way to go to college, but fewer students are trying it CNBC Starting in community college and then transferring to a four-year school is a proven pathway to getting a degree…
In-person visits to two California community college biotechnician programs significantly influenced the expansion of a Nebraska community college’s biotech program. Those visits — and the on-site visit of a mentor to Southeast Community College’s campus…
ED to use secret shoppers The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced on Tuesday that it will use “secret shoppers” to help make sure colleges are adhering to rules governing federal student aid programs. Secret shoppers…
Rarely is there an opportunity for a simple policy change to create a “win-win-win” by benefiting multiple stakeholder groups at the same time. Yet, advocates say this is the case with “skills-based hiring,” which focuses…
Free textbooks? It could soon be a reality at California’s community colleges North Coast Journal One idea under consideration by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is to fund community colleges to produce their own…
Well over one-third (36.6%) of community college presidents are women. This is significantly higher than the 30% overall rate of women CEOs reported in the 2017 American College President Survey from the American Council on…
Picture it: a college basement adjunct lounge, 2017. In four years, I never saw anyone be able to print anything from the printer. There was a random toy castle on one of the shelves —…
The drumbeat to extend Pell Grant eligibility to quality, short-term workforce development programs continues to grow louder. On Friday, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), the ranking member (and former chair) of the House Education and the…