Make 14 the new 12
Editor’s note: The following article is an excerpt from the recently published book The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America (The New Press). It is reprinted with permission. Throughout our…
Academic Programs
Apprenticeship programs still going strong
The coronavirus pandemic has caused some community colleges and employers to temporarily suspend apprenticeship programs. Many of those programs, however, are going forward online or with accommodations to protect workers’ health. The bulk of apprenticeship…
An apprenticeship for community managers
Arapahoe Community College (ACC) in Colorado is launching the first-ever apprenticeship for community association managers in August. ACC is developing the five-semester program in partnership with the Community Association Institute – Rocky Mountain Chapter and…
Diversity officers take on higher profile
As community colleges respond to the renewed calls for racial justice following the murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed, colleges’ chief diversity officers (CDOs) have taken on more high-profile roles. In…
The power of peer mentoring
When a global pandemic forced Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) in New York City to move abruptly to a distance-learning format in mid-March, students in the college’s Inspires and Motivates People to Achieve in…
Washington Watch: AACC joins court action to block Title IX rule
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has cosigned an amicus brief that will be filed in two cases brought by state attorneys general challenging the Trump administration’s controversial Title IX regulations. The brief was…
Students seek more advising, transfer help and tutoring
Compared to undergraduates at four-year higher education institutions, community college students who shifted to remote learning this spring due to the pandemic wanted to hear more from their college on academic advising, transfer services and…
Heavy on workforce development
A new report calls on community colleges to focus more on workforce development to help displaced workers and others secure available jobs, especially as Americans have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. “The Indispensable…
Community colleges offer generous benefits
Associate degree-granting institutions have some of the most generous retirement benefits in comparison to doctoral, master’s or baccalaureate institutions, according to a new report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)….
Where credit is due
At a time when many students and families are increasingly questioning the cost and value of traditional four-year college degrees, attaining milestones based on stackable credentials has received more attention as a viable way to…