For many students, shorter terms are better
Grayson College – like all colleges – is always searching for ways to advance student success. In looking at where students typically stall or stop out, a trend emerged: at around the ninth week of…
Funding
Washington Watch: ‘Low financial value’ programs tag a non-starter for AACC
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) last week submitted extensive comments to the U.S. Education Department (ED) concerning the department’s proposal to create a list of higher education programs that provide “low financial value.”…
Funding roundup
There are new scholarship opportunities at Pearl River Community College (PRCC) for students in certain career and technical programs thanks to a $30,000 donation from PRCC alum Craig Griffing and his family. Griffing attended the…
Metal meets mettle
Stacy Yonnone remembers working on cars with her father in the family garage, a radio nearby belting out tunes from a local rock station. World-renowned heavy metal band Metallica was on constant rotation back then,…
Reporter’s notebook
NYC mentors help with college transitions Fulbright grants awarded, sending applications USDA Challenge develops skills in myriad areas NYC mentors help with college transitions New York City public high school seniors who connected with a…
EV races, crash-test dummies and more
Enrollment in North Central State College’s (NCSC) mechanical engineering technology program has grown in recent years with competitions woven into project-based courses and connections to a company uniquely involved in automotive safety tests. Michael Beebe,…
Addressing the workforce crisis
Fewer Americans are in the workforce because they can’t access the education and training needed for many of those jobs, according to the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Speaking at…
Snapshots
Photos from college members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee’s education and labor panel, receives the 2023 National Education Service Award from the Association…
Big projects and supports for students
Biden administration brass on Monday outlined the major roles that community colleges can play in huge infrastructure projects that are rolling out across the country thanks to federal legislation shepherded by the president. In back-to-back…
Funding roundup
Indian River State College (IRSC) has received a $1.9 million award from the Florida Department of Education as part of the Florida College System PIPELINE program. PIPELINE (Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers and Learners through Incentives…