About 15% of students who identify as Black or African American nationwide are likely not included in common reports based on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — the core federal postsecondary education data…
Opinion: To diversify medicine post–affirmative action, look to community colleges Scientific American Community-college-to-medical-school pathways should guarantee medical school admission to students with a community college background, say the writers of this op-ed. Western Technical College…
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act was signed into law in 2022, providing $280 billion in funding, with $52.7 billion for American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing and workforce development. Why…
‘Waiving’ goodbye to placement tests for dual enrollment in Ohio The Mixed Methods Blog (Community College Research Center) College–high school pairings that implemented innovative programs and waived placement test requirements significantly increased participation in dual…
Black student enrollment at community colleges offering bachelor’s degrees is seeing slower growth than students of other races, according to analysis of federal data by Level UP, a nationwide network of CEOs, community college executives,…
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday approved on a party-line vote the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951), a Republican-backed Higher Education Act reauthorization bill. The measure now may be…
Texas is revamping how community colleges are funded. Here are some of the proposed rules. Austin American-Statesman The proposed rules are designed to provide further incentives for community colleges to invest in high-demand credentials that…
The percentage of working-age adults in the U.S. earning a post-high school credential continues to climb, according to an annual report by Lumina Foundation. The national post-high school education attainment rate among adults 25 to…
Note from the author: This story is dedicated to the students of Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Massachusetts and to community college students everywhere. I was a community college student, and now I am…
It’s still very early in the spring term, but a steady number of community colleges across the country are reporting initial enrollment increases for the new semester, potentially continuing a trend from the fall that…