Earning a 2-year degree while serving a 6-year sentence
NPR
Because of a pilot program introduced by the Obama administration in 2015, inmates across the country have access to federal Pell grants to take college courses and earn certificates, associates and bachelor’s degrees while serving out their sentences.
California bill seeks to boost Native American community college enrollment
Eureka Times Standard
A state Assembly Appropriation Committee’s analysis of the bill found that 4,300 tribal members could benefit from the bill, adding to the nearly 10,000 Native American students the committee states are already attending community colleges.
Oregon lawmakers say community colleges need more money
Statesman Journal
Oregon’s 17 community colleges will get a skimpy 1 percent increase in the next two-year budget cycle under the proposed budget now headed to the House floor.
College-going rate among Minnesota high school graduates dips
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Minnesota’s high school graduating classes have shrunk in recent years, and fewer of those graduates are entering college right away.
Agreement to allow students to participate aviation maintenance program
CapeCod.com News
In Massachusetts, Cape Cod Community College (CCCC) and Quinsigamond Community College have partnered to create a pathway for local students to enter CCCC’s aviation maintenance technology program at Plymouth Regional Airport.
