Community colleges continue major enrollment declineWashington PostEducators are hoping the numbers will pick up in coming months as students seek short-term career training or courses that could help them transfer to universities, says Walter Bumphus,…
Community college students give their learning experiences good grades, but their stress levels are high, according to new research. Bay View Analytics surveyed more than 4,300 stakeholders across higher education – 2,266 students, 1,248 faculty…
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California’s 116 community colleges serve more than 1.8 million students, which is about one-quarter of all community college students across the country. So it wasn’t a surprise when the U.S. Education Department (ED) asked Eloy…
Student loan repayments to start in FebruaryHouse, Senate committees prepare for BBB discussionsNSF Covid Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ChallengeUpdate on fall enrollment figures Student loan repayments to start in February Most federal student loan borrowers…
Several recent court decisions have delayed implementation of the Biden administration’s policies to require Covid-19 vaccinations in defined circumstances. Some of these proposed federal policies may yet significantly affect community college campuses, but for now…
As the pandemic spread across America in March 2020, community colleges and universities made a rapid and dramatic shift from the traditional to the virtual classroom. Already overworked distance learning programs now had the task…
As Congress prepares to take up legislation that would, in part, infuse billions of dollars into higher education and workforce development, a well-regarded research and policy institute is saying it’s also time to overhaul how…
Staff shortages at long-term care facilities and healthcare centers in Minnesota have prompted Gov. Tim Walz to activate the Minnesota National Guard to form skilled-nursing response teams. Sixteen colleges in the state have responded quickly…
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