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Obituary John E. Ravekes, former president of Dundalk and Essex community colleges in Maryland, passed away on November 9 at age 84. When Ravekes was named in 1970 as the founding president of Dundalk Community…
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Sizing up the competition
Across the country, community college leaders are trying to stabilize declining enrollments while enticing students to their doors. Over the last decade, community colleges have worked with legislators to create state-subsidized free tuition and dual-enrollment/dual-credit…
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How did Colorado community colleges double their graduation rate? By better meeting student needsColorado ChalkbeatColorado’s community colleges more than doubled their graduation rates from 2015 to 2020 by focusing on student support in and out…
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Los Angeles district pilots teaching certain classes in Spanish A final push to get short-term Pell done this year Strengthening student support services Research on math, CTE efforts in Virginia Los Angeles district pilots teaching…
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Commentary: New NSF funding to bolster community college, HBCU capacity for the innovation economyForbesThe National Science Foundation has launched a new $20 million workforce program called Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) that will…
Washington Watch: Concerns over VA’s plans for new enrollment system, 85/15 rule
After the higher education community noted its concerns in a joint letter, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) no longer plans to transition to a new enrollment management system (EMS) in mid-January. Instead, the…
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Local community colleges adjust EMT courses to facilitate easier access for studentsTelegraph HeraldIn Iowa, community colleges are utilizing a combination of online coursework and localized training sessions to reach interested students for their emergency medical…
Funding roundup
JPMorgan Chase has committed $3.3 million toward a disaster resilience and workforce collaborative led by Houston Community College (HCC). The collaborative unites 17 local community partners to offer resiliency career training. Local community partners will…
The problem with PDFs: It’s an accessibility thing
The letters P, D and F – which stand for “portable document format” – changed the world back in 1991, and they have become a common source of information on college websites. Rather than creating…
Workforce partnerships missing their full potential
New research by the Harvard Business School in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) shows a significant disconnect between community colleges and business and industry when it comes to collaborating on workforce…