There’s been a national spotlight on dual enrollment (DE) as a way to spark interest in postsecondary education and reduce college costs for students. National data show that the number of students in the programs…
Pitching scholarships for students studying mental/behavioral health Senate bill aims to grow AmeriCorps programs Reauthorizing CCAMPIS to help parent students Pitching scholarships for students studying mental/behavioral health A bipartisan House bill introduced last week would…
Changing views on trade careers? Miami Dade partners with Miccosukee Tribe to offer courses A smoother path for prospective histotechnicians Changing views on trade careers? Findings from a recent survey of Gen Z trade professionals…
Congress made accountability for results a central focus of Perkins V (aka the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act), setting out new performance requirements for states and local programs. Signed into…
The first electric vehicle apprenticeship program in the country is coming to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Participants will complete 185 hours of technical instruction and full-time, paid on-the-job training in dealerships. Classes will be held at…
A new report calls for all colleges and universities to make civic learning and democracy engagement an “essential part of students’ pathways through postsecondary education.” The Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement (CLDE) Coalition report contends…
Much of the prior research on improving transfer focuses on structures and constraints at community colleges. Yet, powerful university actors shape the infrastructure (such as information and transfer agreements) and the processes (for example, recruitment,…
K-12 teacher shortages across the country continue to worry parents, politicians, policymakers and other stakeholders. Although it is a problem that requires a multi-pronged approach, public community and technical colleges can provide an affordable education…
Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) namesake, the Great Salt Lake, is currently one of the largest saltwater and terminal lakes in the world, but that could change. The lake has been drying up. Students, researchers,…
Community colleges today serve a wide range of students — from degree-seeking to dual enrollment to noncredit students. However, not all state funding policies have kept up with this reality. A new project from the…