Bringing back students with no credentials
Nearly 6 in 10 (58.3%) of 39 million Americans who have taken at least a few college courses but haven’t earned a credential last attended a community college, according to a new report. Among those…
Academic programs
Reporter’s notebook
In Columbus, a Promise and a FAFSA bumpWest Virginia, chem company assist incumbent workersAn Indiana partnership in microelectronics training In Columbus, a Promise and a FAFSA bump The number of public high school seniors in…
Expanding transfer agreements
Transfer agreements between community colleges and four-year institutions aren’t new. But community colleges and universities are expanding and strengthening partnerships to meet the needs of both students and employers. At Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC),…
Preventing stop-outs from becoming stay-outs
While most colleges serve nontraditional students, it’s community colleges that cater to larger proportions of low-income households and underrepresented minorities. First-generation students and individuals learning English also use two-year institutions as vital access points for…
Intimidations with integrations
While the open education resources (OER) movement continues to pick up speed at many institutions, one of the main criticisms is that OER does not contain equivalent interactive elements as some mainstream publisher content, such…
Answering the call for OER
NEW YORK — When the state began to push back against college textbook prices, Ohio colleges and universities got innovative. In 2017, “We were seeing in Ohio an atmosphere where the public was attacking higher…
Reporter’s notebook
Upward transfers declineHelp in obtaining a U.S. passport Upward transfers decline Undergraduate transfers among all types of higher education institutions dropped this spring, but it appears to be especially steep among community college students transferring…
College presidents leverage social media
NEW YORK — Most community college presidents have dabbled on social media in their role as CEO, but a growing number of those leaders are using them as strategic tools, whether to connect more with…
CTE on House appropriators’ minds
A House appropriations hearing Thursday on the president’s budget proposal for the U.S. Education Department focused mainly on K-12 issues, but a few lawmakers noted that they would like to see more of a spotlight…
ICYMI: Coverage of the 2022 AACC Annual
Here is a compilation of CC Daily articles on the 2022 AACC Annual in New York City. We look forward to seeing you in Denver for the 2023 annual convention! A conversation with Education Under…