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AACC, AASCU respond to ED’s ‘Call to Action’

Community colleges and regional public universities already advance many of the reforms sought by the U.S. Education Department (ED), according to a joint statement by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the American…


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Earn while you learn: Apprenticeships build North Carolina’s workforce pipeline Gold Leaf Critical Conversations (a Golden Leaf Foundation podcast) How North Carolina’s community college system, local colleges, school systems and employers are working together to…


DOJ calls some NSF STEM programs unconstitutional

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opined that some National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM programs that consider race or gender in administering the programs are unconstitutional, including one that focuses on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). In…


Funding roundup

A $82,661 grant to North Idaho College (NIC) from the Idaho Department of Lands Urban and Community Forestry Program will help to restore trees lost during recent windstorms and strengthen the college’s campus tree canopy….


ED reminds colleges about upcoming reporting deadlines

The Education Department (ED) is reminding colleges about reporting deadlines, particularly for gainful employment/financial value transparency (GE/FVT) and the new Student Tuition and Transparency (STATS) and Earnings Accountability framework. ED guidance posted this week reminds…


A playbook for community college baccalaureate degrees

A new playbook focused on community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees aims to make the case to state leaders for creating and scaling these programs, which sometimes face barriers at the state level. The playbook is…


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Sacramento high school requires every student to take college classes before graduating CBS News The program is a partnership between the high school and Sacramento City College. Kids are given time during their regular school…


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New CEO Robbin Hoopes will be the new president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, effective September 1. He has served as Cincinnati State’s provost and chief academic officer for the past 10 years….


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…