Pathway to the future
Comstock’s Magazine
Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King on new opportunities — and new funding.
Getting the most out of community colleges in Connecticut — is there a better way to transfer credits?
Fox61
A new study finds inefficient transfer credit pathways are costing Connecticut community colleges nearly $16 million in lost tuition revenue per semester. And, the study’s author says it’s not serving students well, either.
Tennessee sees high school college-going rate dip, but leaders say it isn’t cause for concern
The Tennessean
Those who work to improve college access say the drop is a fluctuation marking a “new normal” after Tennessee Promise helped boost enrollment among recent Tennessee high school graduates.
In Connecticut, food insecurity drives up one community college’s ‘Magic Food Bus’ use by 60 percent
Middletown Press
The mobile pantry service greatly helps mother Yahaira Martinez, a part-time educational assistant at Middlesex Community College, when she’s between paychecks and during the summer, when her children are home.
As new Louisiana college semester begins, student costs flat
Associated Press
Thousands of Louisiana’s college students face a surprising change as they start courses this month and pay their registration bills: Their costs for attending class aren’t rising.
Homeless students deserve a shot at college
Kitsap Daily News
A new pilot program in Washington state is designed to build on and spread best practices like the innovations that Tacoma Community College is implementing by designing Section 8 housing choice vouchers that are tied to spaces rather than to families so that they can be used by students.
