DataPoints
Disparity among races: About one-third of Hispanic students and 27 percent of black students did not complete a FAFSA because they or their family didn’t have enough information on how to complete it, compared to…
Campus Issues
Cultural connections at tribal colleges
A focus on Native American culture, values and a sense of belonging at tribal colleges is a strong draw for many of their students, according to a new study. That’s important because such relationships cultivate…
Developing Rhode Island into an IT hub
A collaboration that includes the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) aims to increase the number of information technology education and career opportunities in the state — and it could serve as a model that…
Colleges seek more male students
Community colleges across the nation are implementing successful strategies to recruit more male students and support their efforts to attain a degree or certificate. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
e-Headlines
Butler Community College to get $6M in security upgrades KWCH It’s a situation no one wants, an active shooter on campus, but it’s something many colleges have to be prepared for. It’s one reason Butler…
What a difference a few years can make
Community college advocates have long argued that taking a broader snapshot of public two-year college students’ completion rates — for certificates, associate degrees and baccalaureates — beyond the typical two or three years would show…
Funding roundup
North Carolina’s Alamance Community College (ACC) received a $1 million gift from LabCorp to purchase state-of-the art laboratory equipment and supplies. The gift will benefit students and instructors in ACC’s biotechnology, medical laboratory technology, histotechnology…
e-Headlines
Commentary: Our world of work is changing fast, and we have to adapt TwinCities.com Reimagining Minnesota State is a strategic visioning process that includes a series of five topical forum sessions focused on how Minnesota…
Preparing workers for the new economy
A Virginia grant program designed to help older adults is resulting in more credentials and higher wages for participants. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Snapshots
Editor’s note: Highlighting a few submitted photos from AACC-member colleges. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts