Funding roundup
In Connecticut, Middlesex Community College’s Magic Food Bus food pantry got a boost with a $5,500 donation from Stop & Shop. The funds will assist the pantry in providing nutritious options and basic necessities to…
COVID-19
Reporter’s notebook
Students: Career exploration opportunities are lackingMoving the dial on equity among college leadersPartnering to create more internships, work-based learningMiami college offers discounts, stipends for early registrationNJCAA: 2020-21 sports won’t count toward eligibility Students: Career exploration…
Speaking the language of success
Nina Keery got a call recently. The woman on the other end – a Massachusetts Bay Community College student – had difficulty conveying what she needed. English wasn’t her native language. The conversation was long…
Upward transfers increase
More community college students this fall have transferred to four-year institutions than last year, although other types of transfers, such as community college-to-community college or university-to-community college, have declined, according to preliminary survey findings from…
Community college sticker price up nearly 2%
The average 2020-21 tuition-and-fees sticker price for public two-year colleges is $3,770, which is an increase of 1.9% (or $70) for full-time students compared to last fall, according to an annual report from the College…
e-Headlines
Left out: How the federal COVID-19 formula hurt some of Wisconsin’s most vulnerable college studentsWisconsin State JournalWisconsin college students most in need of money to help them through the pandemic were among the least likely…
2020 is taking a toll on men of color
During a year hit by the COVID pandemic and protests for racial justice, community college programs for men of color are more needed than ever. But with college campuses closed, it’s become more difficult to…
ATE’s community and connectedness
Collaboration and camaraderie are hallmarks of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, and its annual conference is a veritable high-energy festival of idea-sharing. This is the 27th year that the American Association of Community Colleges…
Students’ advice to keep remote learning strong
The pandemic has brought greater awareness in communities and across the country about the myriad challenges that community colleges face, from access to technology to childcare. It has prompted many colleges to listen more carefully…
e-Headlines
South Carolina’s technical colleges are producing strong students prepared to strive and achieveThe StateInstitutional partners value the caliber of students they receive through transfer agreements, and transfer students — especially those who have first earned…