Community colleges are certainly “having a moment.” Congress, states and private philanthropy have invested billions of dollars during the Covid-19 pandemic (including $10 billion just in the American Rescue Plan earlier this year). They see community colleges…
Education chief: Free community college plans aren’t dead, at least as long as I’m aroundDetroit Free PressA federal free community college program may be dead for now, but that doesn’t mean the push is over,…
When Krondelette Fuller graduated from high school in 1983, she had no interest in college. Thirty-seven years later, her outlook changed when she lost her job during the pandemic. Fuller wanted to return to school,…
Last Thursday’s announcement by the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) of new Covid-related requirements will affect community colleges across the country – but not all of them. For many institutions, the state in which…
The new parking facility at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast campus is where the college will run its new pilot program for students staying overnight in their cars. (Photo: LBCC) Long Beach City College…
International education at community colleges is increasingly recognized as essential for building a more inclusive civil society and ensuring a strong U.S. economy. As the country focuses on issues of equity and workforce development in…
Biden plans to exclude free community college from bill, but some Democrats are pressing to keep it inBusiness Insider“Two conservative Democrats are trying to decide the fate of 8 million Americans whose life would be…
Eyeing the airline workforceSpeaking of pipelines… Va. college extends its free tuition program Eyeing the airline workforce The pandemic has exacerbated concerns about workforce pipelines for jobs in the aviation industry, according to a new…
From 2019 to 2020, real median incomes among U.S. householders ages 25 and older dropped for all educational attainment groups, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, whose collected information coincided with…
Enrollments at community colleges continued to drop this fall by -5.6%, according to preliminary information from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. Combined with the -9.0% decline two-year colleges experienced last fall, enrollments at…