Nobody likes feeling stuck in their career, says Howard Spearman, president of Rock Valley College (Illinois). In fact, Spearman’s dedication to creating succession pathways at Rock Valley is directly shaped by his own experiences, he…
Maine’s Free College Scholarship ends with the Class of 2025 graduates after state lawmakers declined to fund future graduating classes in the budget signed by the governor on Monday. The Free College Scholarship, which started…
A workforce gap among middle-skills workers — those with certificates and associate degrees — can present an opportunity to diversify workers and provide a pathway to good-paying jobs in growing fields, according to a new…
New findings from a survey of U.S. learners indicate that colleges may need to improve communication around credit requirements, transferability and alternative credentials to retain college students and bring back those who have stopped out…
Leigh Goodson, president of Tulsa Community College (Oklahoma), will become chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors on July 1, succeeding Sunita “Sunny” Cooke, president/superintendent of California’s MiraCosta College District….
Nearly one in five (17%) students enrolled in public community colleges did not apply for any federal student aid and would likely have been eligible for a Pell Grant, according to an analysis of data…
Two students at NHTI-Concord’s Community College have solved a problem that has affected the school’s Biology II class for years. Noah Ford and Sophia Lemay refined a complex method to successfully extract DNA from a…
Sarah Parker, president of Washington State College of Ohio (WSCO), has four children in elementary and middle school. Mordecai Brownlee, president of the Community College of Aurora (Colorado), has two children in elementary school. Kim…
Sania Kamani wasn’t entirely clear about her path forward, but she knew that four years of traditional college learning in classrooms was not for her. “Since I was 16, I’ve been building my resume and…
The Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) aims to foster solutions developed by two-year college students to address real-world STEM problems. What is particularly unique this year is how many finalist projects came about from discussions…