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Michigan community colleges rally at state capitol for positive changes WILX April is Community College Month. And for the first time in four years, nearly 100 community college officials and students gathered at the Michigan…
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Community College Month: ‘We focus on removing barriers to success’ ACT blog Q&A with Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges and an ACT board member, regarding how community colleges…
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Drone Safety Day CUNY to end mandatory Covid vaccinations Tennessee No. 1 in FAFSA-filing rate New BSN program in Ohio Determining the ROI for transfer pathways Serve on the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Advisory Council…
Community colleges face a crisis. Are former students the answer?
More than a decade after the Obama administration called for the U.S. to lead the world in college completion, a recent update from Lumina Foundation reveals significant progress — and unfinished business. Since 2009, the…
Washington Watch: ED delays effective date of third-party servicer guidelines
The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced Tuesday that colleges will not be expected to comply with updated guidance regarding their relationships with third-party servicers (TPS) by September 1. This provides welcome and needed relief for…
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Pushy parents are often integral in the process of students applying to colleges, and they can be crucial for students who want to transfer from a two- to a four-year institution. But what about students…
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CEOs on the move Kevin Brockbank will serve as chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS), effective May 1. He is currently president of Spokane Community College, a position he has held since 2017….
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Commentary: The new era of regulatory overreach Inside Higher Ed Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, blasts the U.S. Education Department on its proposed guidelines for third-party…
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Early college programs could save thousands off the cost of college CNBC As college costs soar and enrollment falters, there’s an alternative to a pricey four-year degree that’s been largely under the radar, until recently….
‘Having a child changed everything’
Malia Capers-Cristabol had taken classes at Austin Community College (ACC) — one at a time, over a number of years — but stopped out to care for her ailing father. After she had her first…