This summer, Esther Nair is filled with a sense of accomplishment. She earned a baccalaureate from Mira Costa College’s biomanufacturing program in May and has what she considers “the best job” as a quality analyst…
With the baby boom population continuing to age, the generation’s quality of life expectations remaining high and healthcare increasingly accessible, the demand for healthcare services is at record levels with no signs of decreasing. As…
Nick Carrera-Skorstad just couldn’t see many options for himself. He loved learning during high school in rural northwest Vermont, but saw no path to further his education as he graduated in 2020, especially while his…
When New Heights Charter School of Brockton (Massachusetts) came to Massasoit Community College about setting up a partnership a few years ago, officials at the college were delighted. “We’d been investing in early college for…
Leaders of college accreditation organizations say the pandemic, potential federal higher education regulatory changes, and the drive for greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are recent trends affecting their accreditation and quality assurance review efforts….
A new partnership is addressing hospitality labor shortage in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is teaming up with Raleigh café A Place at the Table to provide free, non-degree, short-term culinary and baking classes…
Men of color in community colleges face an array of challenges today. Low enrollment, retention and completion rates among this population are constantly discussed in academic environments, educational research and in the media. These issues…
California community college students will be required to take ethnic studiesEdSourceThe board of governors overseeing California’s community colleges voted to amend the system’s general education requirements for associate degree-seeking students by adding an ethnic studies class. …
First-generation Latina college student introduces President Biden in Illinois Chicago TribuneMcHenry County College student trustee Edith Sanchez introduced President Joe Biden when he visited Crystal Lake to discuss his “Build Back Better” plan, which includes…
A new project is examining ways rural public two-year colleges can better serve their communities, especially as economic engines and workforce pipelines. The Education Design Lab on Wednesday released the first brief in a series…