Sharna Jahan Hossain, Dallas Elleman and Sophia Ibargüen are community college alumni from different corners of the country who have something very special in common: participating in the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) has moved…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Community colleges were already reimagining student support even before the challenges brought on by Covid. But the pandemic, social unrest and other events that have exacerbated stress among students has many colleges examining…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has launched a program to expand and support community colleges in offering skills training that would lead to jobs in artificial intelligence (AI). AACC will…
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday outlined his priories for the department for the coming year which includes developing stronger career pathways for students. The highlights he presented during a public presentation for U.S….
For prison education advocates, the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act in December 2020 was a monumental achievement, one that could not have been anticipated just a few years prior. In addition to streamlining the…
In the midst of a pandemic, five Northern Essex Community College (NECC) professors spent the fall semester creating partnerships with two French universities that will provide a global experience for students without the need for…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) last Friday concluded the first of three one-week negotiated rulemaking (“neg reg”) sessions of the Committee on Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility for the Title IV student aid programs Negotiated Rulemaking…
Supply chain issues have put a spotlight on the need for skilled truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), there’s a shortage of 80,000 truck drivers. Luckily, many community colleges have been offering…
Individuals who recently resigned from their jobs and don’t plan to return to the workforce for a few months aren’t just sitting around: A good proportion of them are taking short-term online courses to prepare…
White House brass visited Bergen Community College (BCC) on Thursday to announce newly available American Rescue Plan funds, spotlighting how the New Jersey college is using federal funds to help its students succeed during the…