Academic programs

Reporter’s notebook

Students: Career exploration opportunities are lackingMoving the dial on equity among college leadersPartnering to create more internships, work-based learningMiami college offers discounts, stipends for early registrationNJCAA: 2020-21 sports won’t count toward eligibility Students: Career exploration…



Working students need more support

Community college students with jobs have much more difficulty taking the courses they need and generally being engaged in college, according to a new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE). The…


Upward transfers increase

More community college students this fall have transferred to four-year institutions than last year, although other types of transfers, such as community college-to-community college or university-to-community college, have declined, according to preliminary survey findings from…


A time to test innovative instructional techniques

Entrepreneur Amber Mac urged educators at the 2020 Virtual ATE Conference to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to test their most creative ideas for new curricula and innovative instructional techniques.   “I believe…


ATE’s community and connectedness

Collaboration and camaraderie are hallmarks of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, and its annual conference is a veritable high-energy festival of idea-sharing. This is the 27th year that the American Association of Community Colleges…


Students’ advice to keep remote learning strong

The pandemic has brought greater awareness in communities and across the country about the myriad challenges that community colleges face, from access to technology to childcare. It has prompted many colleges to listen more carefully…


Tuned into unintentional ‘micromessaging’

From what Kathy Albin learned through a program called “Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student,” she knew that even very brief verbal and nonverbal communications can affect behaviors. Still, it was startling when a…


Institutional transformation in a pandemic

In March, when the Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) in Detroit was faced with the sudden and unprecedented total shutdown of college operations caused by the onset of the COVID pandemic, the Design Center…


Reporter’s notebook

EAB initiative targets equity gaps in college completionED provides more funds for FWS experimental sitesCUNY will allocate $5M to expand mental health servicesTwo Maryland colleges expand partnership on some programsWashington college adds IT baccalaureate degree…