Academic programs

Early challenges, successes on guided pathways

NEW ORLEANS — Community colleges engaged in creating guided pathways for students are facing some expected challenges — from difficult conversations with faculty, to improving career counseling — but the changes are yielding results, even early on in…


‘Going all in’

The 30 community colleges participating in the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Pathways Project — a national effort to use guided pathways to improve student success — are “going all in” and making substantial…


Commercial drone boom opens door for mechanics

With the number of commercial drones expected to soar into the millions in the next few years, operators whose unmanned aircraft malfunction or crash will be looking for places to get them fixed. Associated PressCopyright…


20 colleges join California Guided Pathways Project

Twenty community colleges will participate in the California Guided Pathways Project, an effort to increase college completion that is modeled after the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Pathways Project. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…


How a NASA grant fueled a group of female STEM students

When Tara Walker and Makayla Edwards cross the stage at Pellissippi State Community College’s commencement ceremony on May 5, they will have a special grant, funded by NASA, to thank. Heather Beckis a marketing and…


States debate tuition break for students in U.S. illegally

Twenty states already offer cheaper in-state college tuition to students who are in the United States illegally. Legislation making its way through the Tennessee legislature would make that state the 21st. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The…


‘Accelerating Opportunity’ for more students

In 2012, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) joined Accelerating Opportunity Kentucky (AOKY), which allows students working toward their GED at local adult education centers to also begin college classes. Megan Dotson, David Heflin…




Ohio colleges share success strategies

When Ohio passed a law requiring every community college to develop and implement a completion plan – showing how they plan to improve student outcomes – the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) offered a…