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Proposed scholarships would make going to college cheaper in Pa., but there’s a catch Centre Daily Times State lawmakers have differing views on how to make college more affordable. GRCC opening AI Incubator later this…
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Washington Watch: ADA requirements extended to websites, apps
Community college officials spending this summer preparing to implement a litany of new federal regulations have another to add to their to-do list. The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) final rule defining accessible web and…
Room to grow in CalFresh
The CalFresh program in California can reduce hunger by helping college students pay for groceries. However, the program is not reaching all eligible students, and eligibility requirements are limiting access to the program for many…
Newsmakers
New CEO Cory Clasemann will become the next president of Southeast Technical College (STC) in South Dakota, effective mid-July. Most recently, Clasemann was assistant vice president for institutional transformation assessment at the John N. Gardner…
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As dual-enrollment programs boom, the focus widens to career Work Shift A decade ago, only about 150 high school students in the Houston-area Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District were taking dual-credit courses with the…
In tandem
Developing ties with African higher ed institutions Partners on early childhood ed in New Mexico New Fire Service Pre-Apprenticeship Academy in San Diego Developing ties with African higher ed institutions Madison College is launching partnerships…
Funding roundup
Officials from BP America recently donated $200,000 to the Houston Community College (HCC) Transportation Center of Excellence for its electric vehicle (EV) training program. The center will apply the funds towards an eight-hour safety and…
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First lady Jill Biden to community college grads: Erie doesn’t do ‘can’t’ Erie Times-News First lady Jill Biden encouraged more than 80 graduates of the Erie County Community College to ignore people who tell them…
How marketing ROI can help colleges make better marketing decisions
As the use of personalization and digital communication has increased in marketing over the past decade, the ability for community colleges to track marketing return on investment (ROI) has also grown. With the splintering of…
Diving into the new national data report
The number of conferred associate degrees decreased from 2020-21 to 2021-22, but certificates saw an increase, according to the “2024 Report on the Condition of Education.” The U.S. Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics…