The Biden administration on Thursday announced funding and other initiatives to support community colleges and their students, as well additional guidance on using previously awarded Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds. Continuing the Biden administration’s focus…
Tidewater Community College (TCC) has received a $5,000 donation from Mitsubishi Chemical America to support scholarships for high school students. Specifically, it will help Chesapeake Public School students dually enrolled in the Virginia college’s mechatronics…
Upcoming events Register for AACC AnnualThe 2022 AACC Annual will be held April 30–May 3 in New York City. Registration is open. Keynote speakers include Stephanie Land, author of MAID, and David and Jonah Stillman,…
An initiative to develop short-term credentials that better serve employers and learners has published a brief that highlights key elements gleaned over its first year from participating community colleges and their partners. In fall 2020, Education…
In Ohio, a group of community colleges has reduced the time it takes for students to earn a credential by awarding credit based on competency rather than seat time. In Mississippi, high school dropouts and…
Waubonsee Community College recently received a $50,000 donation to support students enrolled in the Illinois college’s HVAC program. Worth Hill, a former resident of North Aurora and part-time Waubonsee adjunct faculty member, provided the gift…
A new “Cradle-to-Career” (C2C) educational data system is taking shape in California, intended to provide an array of information on one platform that will provide tools for students to better navigate the education system and…
Pima Community College (PCC) has received a $5 million challenge grant from the Connie J. Hillman Family Foundation to fund new programs and workforce development initiatives in southern Arizona. The grant, which is the largest…
The violent storms that devastated parts of Kentucky and neighboring states nearly a week ago didn’t cause much damage to nearby community college campuses. But several communities that are home to many of their students,…
In 2019-20, public two-year college students, who comprise 31% of full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment, received 33% of Pell Grant funds, according to an analysis by the College Board. Community college students’ share of Pell grants…