Grant funding buoys bottom lines, strategies
Seven-figure grants to community colleges were once a rarity. Not anymore. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts
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Homegrown education
While economic dislocations have buffeted some parts of the country, leading to new programs to serve displaced workers, other community colleges have been adding programs that address the needs of older-school industries changing due to…
Endowments: They’re not just for elite universities anymore
No. 196. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts
A look back: From mainframes to multiple devices
It’s hard to remember at a time when seemingly every student has at least a couple of devices and sometimes several — laptops, tablets, smartphones and more — but within the lifetime of anyone currently…
Adding to the force
Police training programs at community colleges are a vital cog in ensuring that local law enforcement agencies have a steady supply of recruits who have not only the weapons training, legal knowledge and other traditional…
Census data inform community college research
U.S. Census data can be extremely and uniquely informative in performing research on community colleges and their populations to answer questions like how family income impacts student outcomes, or what’s the typical return-on-investment of a…
Why the Census matters for community colleges
The U.S. Census determines both political representation in Congress and state houses, as well as disbursement of $675 billion in federal monies to state and local governments. The stakes are high for community colleges, their…
Streamlined purchasing
Editor’s note: This article profiles the services of Sourcewell, a corporate partner of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). As public entities, community colleges face varying requirements state by state when it comes to…
Promoting diversity at the top
Those who picture a “gray-haired, white, heterosexual male” when they are about to meet a community college president are not necessarily wrong, but the assumption is increasingly out of date in 2019. Ed FinkelEd Finkel…
A hand up for single mothers
Single mothers who enroll in community college don’t exactly lead a cushy life — and that can work against their ultimate success unless colleges help address their challenges. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer…