Promise fulfilled
Among San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) record 4,000 graduates this spring are several dozen students from San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges who are graduating debt-free thanks to the San Diego Promise free…
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Prepping students for a changing IT world
The lights were dim in Jason Alvarado’s Thursday afternoon “Ethical Hacking and System Defense” class at Richland College in Texas. Morgan Christianis a media relations intern at the Dallas County Community College District in Texas.More…
National workforce group rolls up its sleeves
Corporate leaders and officials from the White House, government agencies and business groups convened at the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) offices in Washington, D.C., Thursday to discuss how employers and education leaders can…
Inequities in public college funding
If state and federal policymakers want to increase college completion rates among minority students, increasing funding for community colleges and regional universities is a good place to start, according to a new brief from The…
What makes AU! work
In fall 2018, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) and Murray State University (MSU) launched a unique partnership leveraging the two institutions’ skill sets and resources in western Kentucky. Tyra F. Hendersonis an associate…
College students optimistic about the future
Community college students are fairly optimistic around their futures, according to a survey by Cengage. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Attracting four-year students for the summer
Whether it’s because of the lower tuition, the ability to gain credits while living at home, a particular course they want to take, or a preferable option to a summer job, an increasing number of…
DataPoints
Outcomes for Asian students: Asian students who started at public two-year institutions have higher persistence and completion rates than any other race-ethnicity group. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Helping staff and faculty SOAR
Clark State Community College in Ohio has about 650 employees; roughly 300 are full time. Though they are all partners in student success across the campus, silos exist. Tabitha Whissemoreis a contributor to Community College…
New approaches to recruit international students
International student recruitment is often the first step in most community colleges’ progress toward campus internationalization. Wayne Wheeleris director of international programs and services at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts