Finding her own path as an entrepreneur
Raven McDonald graduated from Abbeville Christian Academy in 2003 and went straight off to a university. After a little time there, she found that it wasn’t what she expected. That’s when she talked to some…
Academic programs
Starting a prison program calls for detailed planning
Providing postsecondary education to incarcerated individuals can ensure former inmates will have an opportunity to a successful life when they are released. But setting up an education system inside prison walls – where there are…
Alumnus tests Covid nasal spray at his alma mater
David Edwards’ educational journey started at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) in Michigan and eventually led to him teach at Harvard University. Now he is working on slowing the spread of Covid-19 with a little…
A strategy to ensure equity, retention amid Covid
As colleges continue online instruction for spring 2021, it is important for student services, success and support professionals to consider the impact on students, their success and outcomes. Now more than ever, it is important…
Elite colleges compete for transfer students
Four-year institutions of higher education facing enrollment declines are stepping up their outreach to recruit more transfer students from community colleges. That’s the case even for competitive colleges and universities. “The pandemic is exacerbating the…
Fostering research experiences for students
Interest in community colleges offering undergraduate research experiences has increased since the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) a year ago convened a national summit on research experiences for two-year college students. At the recent…
4 steps to build a successful tech internship program
It’s easy to be in favor of internships. Paid internships with high-tech industries provide students with workplace experience — sometimes even the opportunity to do authentic research — while earning enough to forgo other employment…
Big enrollment drops among all races
Sharp drops in fall enrollments among Native American, Black and Hispanic community college freshmen are near 30%, according to updated data from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. The decline in the overall freshman…
Snapshots
Selected photos from AACC-member colleges. (From left) Lane Glenn, president of Northern Essex Community College, joins Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Sal Lupoli (CEO of Lupoli Companies), former state Rep. Brian Dempsey and Haverhill Mayor Jim…
Flexibility for active-duty soldiers
The flexible schedules and remote learning opportunities offered at community colleges attract many active-duty military personnel such as Jason Cannavino. In the midst of field exercises at Fort Bliss in Texas, work, family and being…