Academic programs

And the Awards of Excellence finalists are…

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced the finalists for its 2019 Awards of Excellence, which recognize exceptional work among the nation’s two-year colleges. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…


Colleges seek more male students

Community colleges across the nation are implementing successful strategies to recruit more male students and support their efforts to attain a degree or certificate. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


Using librarians to foster information literacy

Librarians are powerful pedagogical resources. We are teachers, collaborators and instructional designers. We teach students how to think about their research needs, reflect upon their experiences, and consider different types of sources. Cristy Moranis a…



Developing apprenticeships for cybersecurity

SAN DIEGO — Apprenticeships and cybersecurity are two hot topics in the community college field. Now they appear to be crossing over as some employers look to apprenticeships to develop much-needed talent for cybersecurity jobs….


Forging their own new path

More than 600 graduates have earned their degrees through the Hudson Link Higher Education in Prison program over the last 20 years, through partnerships with nine colleges and six correctional facilities. Jaclyn Stevensonis director of…


The relationship between college, health in later life

There’s a familiar correlation in social science: more education is associated with increased health in society. Two university researchers will explore that a little deeper by studying community colleges. Scott Weybrightis public relations/communications coordinator at Washington…


Providing prisoners access to Pell grants

Lifting the ban on Pell grants for people in prison would not only help people attain job skills and economic sustainability, it would also benefit employers, states and communities, according to a new study by…


M³ yields results

In its first two years, the M³ (pronounced M-cubed) initiative – which brings together Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) – has helped increase the MPS…


Creating a smoother transfer

While 81 percent of entering community college students indicate they want to earn a bachelor’s degree, only about 33 percent of community college students actually transfer to a four-year institution within six years, according to…