Commentary: Announcing the Community College Practice-Research-Policy ExchangeMixed Methods (Community College Research Center blog)The Community College Practice-Research-Policy Exchange is being created in large part to help identify evidence related to strategies that strengthen completion and retention…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), on Tuesday announced the 12 teams to advance to the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The competition aims to strengthen entrepreneurial thinking…
In announcing a new round of federal emergency grants to higher education institutions on Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department (ED) also gave props to how some colleges and universities — including community colleges — have…
Community college students’ transit accessibilityNewly selected Cooke Undergraduate Transfer ScholarsHouse hearing on youth work opportunitiesA light-hearted way to share campus info about Covid measures Community college students’ transit accessibility The Seldin Haring-Smith Foundation has made…
A partnership between Pima Community College (Pima) in Tucson, Arizona, and the U.S. Air Force to expand a high-quality paramedic program and prepare airmen and women for careers in the military and in civilian life…
Union and business leaders detailed at a House hearing Thursday their struggles to find skilled workers for trade careers, noting that partnering with K-12 schools could help to at least make students and families aware…
About 45.7% of students in the registered nursing program at Bossier Parrish Community College in Louisiana are White and 38.8% are African-American, according to a diversity dashboard the state two-year college system recently developed. Register…
The U.S. education secretary would like to see more innovative collaborations between K-12 and community colleges to serve students, including adult learners. For example, high schools with labs and other hands-on learning spaces could allow…
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona this week emphasized that one of his priorities is to make sure pre-K-12 is connected to higher education and workforce needs, too. “We need to make sure we are providing…
In their May 12 AACC Digital conference presentation about the need for and value of short-term courses, Amardeep Kahlon and Kerry Mix will focus on the distinctive attributes of competency-based education (CBE), its value to…