Not getting into a course because it has reached its capacity can potentially have significant effects on community college students, even leading to them dropping out, according to a new research brief. Students at one…
‘It is a great investment in our institutions’: Community colleges to receive lifeline in $1.9T stimulus planBoston Globe (subscription required)Tylor Gosselin had every reason to abandon her nursing studies at Greenfield Community College this year….
New CEO Tim McDonald is the new president of Lanier Technical College in Georgia. He previously served as the college’s executive vice president, a position he has held since 2015. Prior to that, McDonald was…
Higher education is at a precipice. The last several years have been marked by enrollment declines, the result of a demographic shift. The arrival of the pandemic last year, however, has brought with it a…
Community college faculty have always been more than classroom teachers, but during the pandemic their roles as counselors, navigators and sources of needed referrals perhaps have never been more paramount — or appreciated. Beyond the…
The pandemic hit the working class hard. The colleges that serve them are hurting, too.New York TimesThe community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education…
Despite enrollment declines, more than 20 million adults intend to enroll in community or technical colleges in the next two years, according to Strada Education Network. An estimated 20.5 million working-age adults ages 25 to…
A large donation will change lives at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC). Robert Richmond died in 2019, but he left a lasting legacy with a donation of nearly $10 million to the GRCC Foundation. It…
Reminders of the systemic racism continuing to cast a shadow over our nation keep popping up everywhere. Millions of reality TV viewers recently watched the first Black star on “The Bachelor” explain his breakup with…
Arizona community college professor selected for ground-breaking manned SpaceX mission12NewsDr. Sian Proctor always dreamed of being an astronaut, and now she will be a part of the first-ever all-civilian crew. Commentary: A post-Covid reinvention of…