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…
Nearly half (48%) of American workers between ages 24 and 64 have used community colleges at some point in their lives, according to a recent report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia…
This community college degree can earn you $113,000. This Stanford one just $24,000Mercury NewsExperts say tools like the College Scorecard can help dispel myths and misconceptions about higher education. Commentary: We’re not getting free community…
The ban on Pell Grant eligibility for state and federal prisoners went into effect in 1994 as part of sweeping crime control legislation. It took 26 years to remove the ban. It was among the…
In Maryland, Wor-Wic Community College’s “Preparing for a Stronger Tomorrow” fundraising campaign has brought in $8 million in gifts and pledges, including $2 million each from the Patricia and Alan Guerrieri Charitable Fund and the…
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…
House lawmakers on Thursday heard about how community colleges are helping to prepare workers sought by small businesses or to become self-employed — and they also had a chance to ask what Congress can do…