Years after California limited remediation at community colleges, reformers want more fixesHigher Ed DiveLawmakers weigh a bill to further limit remedial coursework, which advocates say would especially benefit Black and Latinx students. Not everyone agrees….
A fun and winding path to becoming a community college teacherIowa State University blogSavanna Judson will graduate this spring semester with a master’s degree in agricultural education. She has taken a bit of a winding…
While most colleges serve nontraditional students, it’s community colleges that cater to larger proportions of low-income households and underrepresented minorities. First-generation students and individuals learning English also use two-year institutions as vital access points for…
While the open education resources (OER) movement continues to pick up speed at many institutions, one of the main criticisms is that OER does not contain equivalent interactive elements as some mainstream publisher content, such…
Boston’s tuition-free program at six community colleges wins $1MBoston HeraldThe city will use the money to pay for community college for low-income, eligible Boston residents pursuing an associate degree through the program. That will add…
CEO on the move Michael A. Baston will become the fifth president of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) on July 1. He is currently president of Rockland Community College (RCC) in New York, a position…
States and municipalities are eager to start expanding broadband access thanks to major new federal funding, but its success largely depends on whether there’s a skilled workforce to get the work done. The Infrastructure Investment…
California expanding community college baccalaureate programsEdSourceProgram proponents say the more advanced bachelor’s degree offerings by colleges that typically offer associate degrees are key to training California’s workforce and expanding degrees among the underserved students of…
Numerous community colleges have not yet submitted their Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Annual Performance Reports, covering activity funded between January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Institutions that fail to submit the report…
NEW YORK — When the state began to push back against college textbook prices, Ohio colleges and universities got innovative. In 2017, “We were seeing in Ohio an atmosphere where the public was attacking higher…