There’s been a saying at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) this year: “We just keep winning.” Kathy McAdamsis the public information coordinator at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.More Posts
“Welcome to the community,” is how Ellen Hause introduced the new cohort of 10 MentorLinks colleges to the mentoring they will receive during the next two years. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based…
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…
The Community College Undergraduate Research Experience Summit may have ended Friday, but many of its participants hope it’s the beginning of a new movement that results in more two-year college students having research experiences. Madeline…
Four community college students opened the Community College Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Summit by explaining their different but similarly powerful research experiences. They also offered this advice to community college educators: Involve students in research…
While a growing number of two- and four-year colleges are branching beyond traditional approaches to developmental education, it’s not yet happening at scale, according to a new study. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily…
Faculty must play a key role in keeping students on a pathway to college completion, according to findings from a student engagement survey conducted at St. Petersburg College (SPC) in Florida. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of…
For Dustin Meador, it seemed as though the nagging, complex and contentious issue of college transfers was the Texas legislature’s Moby Dick: The problems were big and obvious, but solutions were elusive. Jim PatersonJim Paterson…
As community colleges struggle to maintain enrollment, rural colleges are finding they can attract more students, including dually enrolled students, by expanding distance learning options. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts -…
Charles Fadel, founder and chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign, began his speech at the 2019 Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference by expressing admiration for the educators — mostly community college faculty —…