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Leading institutional transformation

In an era defined by demographic shifts, workforce disruption and increasing accountability, community colleges are being called to evolve more rapidly than ever before. At Marion Technical College in Ohio, this moment of pressure became…


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Central Community College signs agreement online three-year bachelor’s degrees KSNB Central Community College has signed an agreement with Yavapai College in Arizona that will allow central Nebraska students to seamlessly transition into online, reduced-credit bachelor’s…


Open innovation in community colleges

Community colleges have long prepared students for employment, expanded educational opportunities and responded to local workforce needs. Today, advances in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, automation, quantum technologies and digital systems are rapidly reshaping industries and…


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Commentary: Community college enrollment is growing. Don’t mistake a tailwind for a strategy Gregory Stoup on Substack What a nonlinear enrollment projection model suggests about slower growth ahead and a largely untapped adult market. New…


Summer research opens doors for college students

From developing sensors that detect “forever chemicals” to exploring new ways to reduce greenhouse gases, nine community college students have spent their summer tackling real-world scientific challenges at East Texas A&M University through the Research…


Reinventing college orientation

As a participant of the American Association of Community Colleges’ Pathways Project more than a decade ago, Tulsa Community College (TCC) mapped out the pathway its incoming students took, from admission to enrollment, and found…


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Michigan Reconnect expands free community college eligibility to age 21 Michigan Public Radio Traditionally, adults 25 and older have been eligible for Michigan Reconnect. In the state’s 2027 education budget, lawmakers have included an additional…


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Tennessee’s lottery-funded scholarship program faces revenue shortfalls Chattanooga Times Free Press Tennessee lottery proceeds that fund many of the state’s college and technical education scholarships are projected to fall short of covering those programs’ costs…



SBA awards $50M to help small manufacturer workforce

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Thursday announced grant awards totaling $50 million to 11 organizations — with community and technical colleges either leading the projects or serving as partners — that will provide…