Nearly half of California community college students are food insecure, almost three out of five are housing insecure, and about one-quarter are homeless. These are some of the findings from a Community College League of…
With no signs of progress in crafting a bipartisan funding extension, a federal government shutdown looks all but inevitable starting October 1. The closure will affect government staffing, program administration and the distribution of public…
The articles below are part of a three-part series examining the use of labor market information (LMI) to promote community college agility. Tapping powerful labor market information for agilityLabor market information enabled Mohawk Valley Community…
Kudos Mark Sorrells, president Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in North Carolina, has been named the NC TECH Association’s Tech Difference Maker of the Year. NC TECH is a not-for-profit, membership-driven technology trade association with…
North Carolina businessman Mike Wade recently put the wheels in motion to create a $500,000 scholarship endowment at Southwestern Community College (SCC). It’s the single largest cash commitment in the SCC Foundation’s 50-year history. The…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is receiving reports from community colleges across the country that the U.S. Education Department (ED) has notified them of former students who previously took out federal loans and…
The Biden administration on Wednesday late afternoon released final regulations to protect college students against certificate programs that leave them with unaffordable debt or no improvement to their earnings. The regulations also aim to provide…
Education Department faces potentially ‘disruptive’ shutdown Inside Higher Ed A potential government shutdown could complicate the restart of student loan payments, efforts to issue final rules and the FAFSA update. Commentary: Will short-term Pell really…
Community College enrollment is increasing. Find out why. WTVF A driving factor in rising community college enrollments in Tennessee is a large increase, 11%, in the number of high school students taking community college courses…
Community colleges comprise nearly a quarter of the more than 360 higher education institutions that are committing to a national effort to be more transparent and clear about their student financial aid offers. The College…