There are more high school students taking courses for credit from Tompkins Cortland Community College (TCCC) in upstate New York than there are students at the college itself. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce is an education writer…
Using their benefits: About seven out of 10 student veterans using Post 9/11 GI benefits completed or were progressing in their programs between August 2009 and December 2013. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts -…
When Jianping Wang joined Mercer County Community College (MCCC) as the college’s president in July 2015, she was quick to vocalize the unprecedented challenges facing community colleges today, among them declining enrollment, decreasing public funding…
Members of the Oregon House of Representatives on this week discussed the state’s racist history and continuing discrimination as they approved a bill that would promote inclusiveness. The measure, which passed by a 45-15 vote…
As I mingled in the crowd of professors and administrators at my first American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Pathways Project conference near Houston, Texas, the phrase “Here we go again” crossed my mind. Jack…
Commentary: Community colleges should not be on the sidelines Forbes Community colleges are in the same breath lauded as more affordable yet less prestigious than their four-year counterparts. This is not only a misconception; it…
With its flagship university rejecting nearly a quarter of transfer credits from community college students, Connecticut lawmakers are considering legislation to create pathways for students that would guarantee core courses transfer to all public state…
I have run across the phrase “meeting students where they are” quite a bit, and it seems to have multiple meanings. I’ve seen it used to mean meeting them at their level of ability or…
NEW ORLEANS – With state funding for community colleges in Ohio entirely based on performance, one would expect the colleges to be fiercely competitive with one another. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…
NEW ORLEANS — “Make big change.” Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website