In Virginia, community college leaders are, in part, following population trends to help determine where to focus when it comes to workforce development and other services. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced on Tuesday that it has revamped the College Scorecard, its online tool to help students make informed decisions about their education options after high school. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
During a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on Tuesday that looked at barriers to work, some lawmakers and panelists supported the idea of allowing students participating in the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program to find…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is launching a new Federal Work-Study (FWS) pilot program that will include apprenticeships, as well as expanding a pilot program that allows eligible inmates to use Pell grants for a…
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…
There’s little doubt that “wraparound” services — tutoring, counseling, child care, transportation and other non-instructional services — can help students, especially those at community colleges, complete their credentials. The issue is whether states and the…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2020 that would increase funding for many programs of interest to community colleges as well as the maximum grant amount of a…
In recommending a new $150 million career and education program geared toward community colleges, House appropriators looked at the success of a previous program: The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program….
House Democrats continue to question whether industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs) can offer the same quality, wages, career opportunities and worker protections as federally registered apprenticeships. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as…
House appropriators are proposing a $150 million program for education and career training at community colleges. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American Association of Community Colleges.More…