Community colleges – especially colleges that are small or in rural areas – often lack the enrollment to justify offering high-cost programs. The Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) is addressing that problem through collaboration. Ellie…
Pell grants have been a fixture of federal financial aid since the 1970s, helping about 8 million low-income students attend college each year. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is now considering allowing students to use…
Making progress: The attainment of postsecondary education in the U.S increased from 13 percent in 1950 to 59 percent in 2015. (Read the full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Nearly half of students receiving bachelor’s degrees last year had previously attended a public two-year college, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More…
The House and Senate education committees have asked U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to help students affected by the on-going outage of an IRS data retrieval tool designed to make the student aid application easier…
Associate degrees consistently and significantly increase the earnings of workers — even during major economic downturns — but certificates are less consistent in boosting earnings, according to a paper that culls research from eight states….
In 2014, a water crisis in Flint, Mich., had a major impact on Mott Community College. A year later, a horrific traffic accident that killed five international students and injured many more caused a huge…
This month, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is celebrating the commitment to accountability shared by many of our member colleges. Walter G. Bumphusis president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges.More…
Community colleges are vibrant, constantly changing, critically important institutions. We are where the action is in higher education today, right? The pivotal intersection of high schools and universities, welfare and the workforce, immigration and assimilation….
Who will answer the call to become police officers? Debra Dennisis a news writer for the Dallas County Community College District in Texas.More Posts