To thrive in today’s higher education environment and meet diverse student needs — particularly during the pandemic — community colleges must leverage a technology adoption strategy designed to accommodate varied student populations. This ranges from…
Covid and its effects on healthcare, the economy, workforce development and much more was the main focus for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) this year. As a result, the articles in CCDaily zeroed…
This fall, the community college sector saw a -10.1% drop in enrollments – or 540,200 fewer students – compared to fall 2019, due to the pandemic and resulting economic recession, according to a final report released today by the…
Students who received Pell grants for short-term training programs were more likely to enroll at a postsecondary institution and complete a program, according to a new report from the U.S. Education Department (ED). In 2011,…
Mentor-Connect leaders welcomed 23 college teams from 13 states as they launched support of a ninth cohort of mentee colleges during a virtual meeting this month. “I applaud your decision to be here, and to…
The Portland Community College (PCC) Foundation recently received its largest-ever gift, which is worth more than $5.5 million. And it is a unique bequest, as well. When poet Carolyn Moore passed away, she stipulated that…
Enrollment at community colleges for this fall was down 9.5% overall, 18.9% among freshmen and nearly 30% among freshman who are either Black, Hispanic or Native American, according to recent data from the National Student…
What community colleges may expect from the Biden administrationHelping students find critical resourcesSweet success on Netflix’s Sugar Rush What community colleges may expect from the Biden administration An upcoming virtual conversation about equity, diversity, inclusion…
Workforce development is at the forefront of everyone’s mind as we continue to navigate the pressures of the pandemic and its impact on the nation’s workforce. From closed businesses and lost jobs to health and…
While Covid sidelined most MentorLinks activities planned for 2020, two faculty-led teams actually leveraged pandemic-related public health precautions to make progress toward their long-term goals to raise awareness of their colleges’ technician education programs. The…