Earning for prior learning
The concept that “time is money” applies to the life outlook of community college students as much as anyone. Their success in completing a degree or certificate is often an equation that weighs their financial…
Academic programs
Using the ‘Blue Book’ as a guide
Michael Chipps, president of Nebraska’s Northeast Community College, says his college has spent the past four years redesigning, reinventing and resetting processes, people and practices by using the “Blue Book” as a foundational guide. Matthew…
Promise for apprenticeships?
A former U.S. education undersecretary who now heads the College Promise Campaign says Promise partnerships should consider serving students in apprenticeships and dual-enrollment programs. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate…
Fewer new international students
An annual report on international students shows a nearly 10 percent drop in foreign students who attended U.S. community colleges in the 2016-17 academic year, and that rate may double for the current school year….
Filling the advanced manufacturing skills gap
Kevin Patino, a second-year student at Richland College in Dallas County Community College District in Texas, walked by the advanced manufacturing lab on campus one day and immediately “fell in love” with the state-of-the-art, gleaming…
Using 3D printers — in an accounting class
The skills needed for accounting and 3D printing originate in opposite sides of the brain. Erik Cassanois an editorial specialist at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio.More Posts
Hopeful signs amid skilled technical workforce challenges
First the good news: Connecticut offers proof that it is possible to improve attitudes about manufacturing careers and increase enrollments in advanced technology programs. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Tool helps veterans earn credits for their experience
CyberWatch West’s “crosswalk” tool for military occupation specialties (MOS) helps two-year colleges more systematically match veterans’ military job experiences with IT and cybersecurity courses. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Where we are now
In 2012, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released a report stating, in no uncertain terms, that “the American dream is imperiled.” Data supporting this declaration highlighted a sagging economy and a record number…
How to ace the transfer to a 4-year college
Transferring from community college to a university should be as simple as basic math: Two years at the first school plus two years at the second equals a bachelor’s degree. But the equation is often…