If multitasking were an Olympic sport, Karen VanderMass would be in medal contention. VanderMass was already busy caring for her two young children while her husband worked two full-time jobs when last fall she decided…
A new report is refocusing attention on how helping part-time students take full-time course loads can significantly improve their chances of completion. The report by Ad Astra compares part-time and full-time students as those who…
The American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) annual Awards of Excellence underscore the association’s priorities and bring national visibility to promising practices among its member colleges. Winners will be announced at the Awards of Excellence…
Being a member of the Houston Community College team that won the 2023 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) has improved Neeko Phelps’ life in intangible and quantifiable ways. “The CCIC helped me to become more…
We know about gaps in enrollment and graduation rates for Black students, but what about those who do finish? What types of credentials are they receiving compared to the graduating cohort as a whole? In…
In many parts of the country, the idea of community colleges awarding a bachelor’s degree is not just novel, it’s unthinkable. Since their beginning, two-year colleges have provided an “open door” to higher education with…
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) on Wednesday urged community college leaders to support three higher education and workforce development bills that her House Education and the Workforce Committee passed over the last two months —…
Only one-third (33%) of students who start at a community college eventually transfer to a four-year institution, and just under half (48%) of those students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years, according to a…
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Tuesday provided insight into some common themes emerging among two-year colleges that have received funding through the U.S. Labor Department’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training (SCCT) Grants Program. Speaking at…
Last winter, the Appalachian Engineers Club at Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) was brainstorming ideas for a tool to sort metal pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House’s recycling fundraiser when an administrator suggested entering…