Baking his way to the top Community colleges are on a (perfectly baked and decorated) roll. Last week, Cory Barrett, a culinary instructor at Michigan’s Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), won Food Network’s “Spring Baking Championship.”…
Whether it’s because of the lower tuition, the ability to gain credits while living at home, a particular course they want to take, or a preferable option to a summer job, an increasing number of…
International student recruitment is often the first step in most community colleges’ progress toward campus internationalization. Wayne Wheeleris director of international programs and services at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
Community colleges across the country are implementing a series of reforms to eliminate one of the chief barriers to completion: the failure to pass math, particularly developmental courses. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…
At the national poster session of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) last week, 47 former and current community college students talked knowledgeably and intently about their research methods and findings. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton…
As employers emphasize the importance of professional skills — such as critical thinking and communication — in addition to technical proficiency, some community colleges are ensuring that humanities education isn’t lost in the curriculum. AACC…
For varying lengths of time, community colleges have been working to market their summer course offerings to university students who are looking to pick up extra credits at a lower cost. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is…
Community colleges have excelled at providing students with access to higher education, and over the past several years have improved in helping their students succeed. But one area that remains a challenge for all higher…
Next week, a team of students and faculty members from Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) will join scientists on a project to document, map and model one of the largest dinosaur tracksites in the…
Meeting the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) recommendations for structural reforms, including the guided pathways model, means colleges need to become more agile, according to Magda Rolfes, practice manager for the Community College Executive…