SUNY Broome Community College, a finalist in the 2026 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC), has engaged in quantum science through a student team project called “Hands-On Quantum Education.” The team is developing a portable, compact…
Testing metrics for dual enrollment Bring services to where the students are Testing metrics for dual enrollment Dual enrollment (DE) continues to grow in popularity — hitting 2.8 million students in 2023-24 — and significantly…
More and more, higher education institutions are being held accountable for what happens to students once they leave college. Did they successfully transfer? Did they get a job with the greatest economic outcome? Getting to…
While the number of states offering community college baccalaureates (CCB) has held steady, the number of colleges in those states offering the degrees and the number of degree programs have seen double-digit growth, according to…
Sixty high-achieving community college students from across the country will receive the prestigious 2026 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship to help them complete their bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution. Among them is…
My path through higher education was not linear. As a first-generation college student, college was always something I had to fit around life’s many other demands. I completed my bachelor’s degree only to find myself winding…
In spring 2026, Illinois is preparing legislation (HB 5319/SB 4034) that will authorize community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand applied fields. Supported by Gov. JB Pritzker, the initiative aims to address workforce shortages…
A new study from the Harvard Business School highlights the growing importance of career coaches, mentors and others in helping students and workers navigate career choices and pathways in an increasingly uncertain employment environment. The…
Emily Summers is rarely at her desk — and her employer couldn’t be happier about it. Summers is a dual-enrollment specialist at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) in southeastern Wisconsin. She’s usually out at area…
About 40% of community college students take at least one remedial prerequisite course during their academic careers. While these courses are meant to prepare students for college-level work, for many students, they become a detour from…