Trudging in inclement weather through miles of corn fields to study crop damage caused by hungry bears has not been Stephen Komar’s favorite task. As an associate professor and agricultural agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension…
South Texas College (STC), with its five campuses and two learning centers dotting the map along the Rio Grande in the rural southern tip of the state, has become the first college in the country…
The unique, wide-ranging apprenticeship program at Harper College in Illinois is thriving thanks to its broad reach and rigorous expectations across the board, officials say, and it’s paying off in several ways for the college…
Cathy Wilhm’s schedule was jammed, but she wasn’t complaining. “We are here to educate and train students for the workforce, and we can’t do that really well without getting good information from the people who…
A unique collaboration by community colleges and four-year institutions in New Mexico linking key internal functions and student services is offering participants a new perspective on their operations, officials say, and a look at how…
In remote areas of south Florida, experts believe there are 300,000 Burmese pythons, massive invasive visitors that are as long as a small car and have wiped out all but a few of the other…
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…
Fall enrollments at community colleges appear to be fairly flat so far, with a few colleges seeing some upticks and a few seeing small drops. But enrollments at a few two-year colleges have bounced back…
Nick Carrera-Skorstad just couldn’t see many options for himself. He loved learning during high school in rural northwest Vermont, but saw no path to further his education as he graduated in 2020, especially while his…
As community colleges work to prepare their students to transition to four-year programs and employment, they are finding new ways to allow them to earn credit for training that typically doesn’t count toward traditional degrees….