Colleges do not fail because of competition, environmental changes or even declining or changing student demographics. Colleges fail when leadership ignores warning signs and becomes paralyzed by tradition or ignorance. John J. “Ski” Sygielskiis president…
Four large community colleges are leading a pilot program to dramatically increase the completion rates of single mother students. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American Association…
A new national study emphasizes that community college students who attend full-time rather than part-time have significantly higher success rates. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American…
Members of a House higher education subcommittee want higher standards and more oversight of for-profit colleges participating in federal student aid programs. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Two Florida colleges – Indian River State College (IRSC) and Miami Dade College (MDC) – have been named the 2019 winners of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…
The Senate education committee is trying to clarify three issues as it looks to address campus sexual assaults through the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and…
With a new presidential administration and a forward-looking plan to revitalize its economy, Costa Rica is turning to U.S. colleges and universities to help make the country an educational and economic showpiece for Central America….
Relying on high school transcripts rather than placement tests for determining which math and English courses incoming students can take has led to many more students enrolling in and passing gatekeeper courses at Guam Community…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) won’t hold off on issuing new higher education regulations while lawmakers negotiate on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, according to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community…
Motivated by low completion rates and concern over the relevance of the traditional algebra curriculum, there are currently numerous efforts at math reform in postsecondary education across the country. Katherine Hughes / Rodney NullKatherine Hughes…