Headlines
Can Massachusetts learn from Tennessee on how to navigate free college programs? The World Massachusetts offered free community college to any resident who hasn’t yet earned a bachelor’s degree. The decision has helped many people,…
Campus Issues
How colleges can be more entrepreneurial
As college leaders, our students gain real-world skills when we make entrepreneurial thinking and mindset a top priority. Here are some tips for making your college more entrepreneurial. This article comes from the new issue…
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This Virginia program helps former foster youth get degrees, at any age NPR Great Expectations was designed to help people who grew up in foster care get their two-year degrees. The mostly privately-funded program started…
Newsmakers
New CEO Sedgwick L. Harris will become the fifth president of Bristol Community College (BCC), beginning in March. Since 2022, he has served as vice president of administrative affairs at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem,…
Advocacy quick hits: ED issues new guidance on OPMs
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) reminding colleges and universities of their responsibilities in disclosing and accurately representing their partnerships with online program managers (OPMs). OPMs and other…
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$8.6M awarded to Lake Tahoe Community College to support Tahoe basin’s first public safety training complex Tahoe Daily Tribune As devastating wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors…
2025 AACC Awards of Excellence finalists
The American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) annual Awards of Excellence underscore the association’s priorities and bring national visibility to promising practices among its member colleges. Winners will be announced at the Awards of Excellence…
Funding roundup
Three new grants will boost a Central Oregon Community College (COCC) initiative to encourage student diversity in science programs. The college has received a $10,000 grant from the Bloomfield Family Foundation (the second such award…
Headlines
Commentary: Aligning noncredit workforce with credit programs Homeroom (U.S. Education Department blog) Noteworthy practices and tools, including how to leverage Perkins to align noncredit and credit opportunities. ACCS tackling nursing shortage with new credential, healthcare…
Reporter’s notebook
College foundation launches wildfire emergency fund Winners of ED’s Postsecondary Success Recognition Program Tennessee’s Navigate Reconnect helps older students College foundation launches wildfire emergency fund The Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges announced on…