Military veterans in postsecondary education are more likely to earn an associate degree or certificate than their non-veteran peers. But veterans tend to take longer to complete. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…
Kentucky community college plans to offer four-year degrees Lexington Herald Leader Students in Southern Kentucky will be able to get four-year degrees at Somerset Community College through partnerships with several universities. Groups want performance-based funding…
Over the past few years, community colleges across the country have seen success from their efforts to improve college completion and student success, but it hasn’t necessarily helped all students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds….
Commentary: ‘Yes, it’s possible’: The time is now for the legislature to better fund higher education Seattle Times Reinvesting in universities and community and technical colleges will open the doors wider for Washingtonians to get…
Like many community colleges across the nation, Laney College in California developed stand-alone programs in renewable energy after Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provided funding for those initiatives as…
Educating those who serve our country: Current and former military personnel are more likely to enroll at community colleges than in other higher education sectors. (Read the PDF.) Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American…
Obituary Jerry Parker, former president of Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania, died November 20 of cancer at age 71. Parker served at the college for 40 years, including 14 years as president, before retiring…
As a married mother of two young children, Asia Ricketts is not your typical student in Jackson State Community College’s (JSCC) advanced maintenance technician (AMT) co-op. Mary Reedwrites for Jackson State Community College in Tennessee.More…
UWSP, technical colleges create program to make nursing degrees easier, cheaper to get Stevens Point Journal The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is partnering with Northcentral Technical College, Nicolet College and Mid-State Technical College to create…
A program to help unemployed and underemployed women age 50 and older find full-time, living-wage jobs is starting to yield promising practices among participating community colleges. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…