Snapshots
Editor’s note: Photos from member institutions of the American Association of Community Colleges. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) (left) this week met with College of Southern Maryland leaders and staff to tour the construction of the new…
Academic Programs
Redefining retirement
After 31 years of working at the Ford Motor Company in Brook Park, Ohio, Bret Scott is ready to retire – sort of. Park, who drives a forklift for the auto company, earned his pre-license…
A gateway for opportunity
A decade ago, Erin Costa Noonan found her passion for nursing as a student at Bristol Community College. After graduating and serving as a registered nurse for many years, she decided to take the next…
Headlines
Commentary: Pell grants for short-term programs would help students at my community collegeEdSurgeIncreased maximum Pell grants are deeply appreciated and support the rising costs of education for low-income families. However, the game-changer that is necessary…
Growing our own STEM faculty
When many people in the greater United States think of California, they frequently focus on a long scenic coastline with San Francisco at the top and Los Angeles at the bottom. While this image isn’t…
Taking OER beyond just cost savings
The use of open education resources (OER) — freely available course materials that educators can use, adapt and redistribute online at little or no cost to students — can reduce the expenses of books and…
Four leadership strategies
When I began my career in 1978 as an adjunct faculty member and counselor at Cedar Valley College in southern Dallas County, Texas, higher education was profoundly different than it is today, but it was…
Growth of credentials presents implications, opportunities
There are nearly 1 million unique credentials in the marketplace, with nearly half originating from non-academic providers, according to data from Credential Engine. The wide availability of credentials should be good news for credential-seekers. But…
Teaching financial literacy to high school students
The average debt for Generation Z in the United States – those ages 18 to 23 – is just over $16,000, according to a recent cnbc.com report For their immediate elders, the Millennials, it is…
ADT’s potential for growing a healthcare workforce
As healthcare providers scramble to find desperately needed skilled workers, from technicians to nurses and doctors, a new report focuses on how a program in California designed to streamline the process for community college students…