Newsmakers
CEO on the move Sonya Christian will serve as the next permanent chancellor of California Community Colleges, the largest system of public higher education in the country, effective June 1. She is currently chancellor of…
Campus Issues
The trickle-down effect
The two faculty members on South Arkansas Community College’s (SouthArk) MentorLinks team had high expectations of their MentorLinks mentor Elizabeth Hawthorne based on the positive things they had heard about her from information technology instructors…
10 trends to watch in distance learning
As we all know, prior to the Covid pandemic, the growth of online enrollments at colleges and universities had been phenomenal. As late as 2019, online enrollments were on average 25% of overall community college…
Insight into workforce development boards
Workforce programs at community colleges must be tied to local employment needs. That means forging partnerships in the community with employers and workforce development board. Melanie Anderson, executive vice president of the National Association of…
Headlines
Some people going into the trades wonder why their classmates stick with college Hechinger Report “When CTE was vocational education, part of the reason we had a real disinvestment from the system was because we…
Funding roundup
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) recently unveiled the newly named Oristano Center for Innovation in Health Sciences at the Florida college’s Palm Beach Gardens campus. The naming follows a $1.7 million gift to the Foundation…
Reporter’s notebook
Third round of Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants ATD gives its top honor to Ohio college Getting the word out More data needed on students with disabilities in SSS program Third round of Strengthening Community…
Finding ways to fund dual enrollment
Schools, districts or states fund 78% of dual-enrollment programs in the U.S., according to a recent survey by the U.S. Education Department. The student or their families help foot the bill in 42% of the…
AACC news & notes
Upcoming events Check out the AACC Annual scheduleThe schedule for AACC Annual is available online. There are more than 200 sessions falling within six tracks, meaning there’s sure to be something for everyone in the…
Headlines
Washington state may soon expand dual-credit programs for high schoolers Crosscut A package of legislative proposals would scale up enrollment efforts and subsidize fees for some students. Conflict brews over governor’s student transfer guarantee plan…