Friends remember Georgia college president who died from COVID-19Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCoworkers placed a wreath this week at one of Mark Ivester’s favorite places, a state marker on the Clarkesville campus of North Georgia Technical College with…
The many benefits of attending a community collegeThe University Network (podcast)Martha Parham of the American Association of Community Colleges discusses the range of community colleges and what they offer to students. Biden meets with military…
CEO on the move Tim Taylor is now president of Shawnee Community College in Illinois. Most recently, he served at Oakland Community College (OCC) in Michigan as campus president, with progressive responsibilities as chief operating…
Community colleges have been creating, adapting and using guided pathways models for several years to help students navigate college. In California, program maps are giving students a semester-by-semester path from program entry to completion. They…
Events and programs Save the date for the 2021 AACC Annual ConventionIn 2021, AACC will hold AACC Live – its annual convention – April 11–14. The association also will launch its new AACC Digital in…
A review of community colleges that are the early adapters of the guided pathways model shows a promising start to their efforts, though there are some areas that require more focus, such as faculty involvement….
In late August, wildfires in California prompted several community colleges and other institutions to close, while a hurricane was barreling toward states lining the Gulf Coast. Three weeks later, wildfires have now enveloped parts of…
Mark Ivester, president of North Georgia Technical College (NGTC), passed away Saturday after a battle of more than a month with COVID-19. Ivester, 57, first became ill in early August and was hospitalized in mid…
Back to virtual apprenticeships?The HillEven in a post-COVID-19 world, our country will rely on skilled workers to keep our digital and physical infrastructure upgraded and safe, writes Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), co-chair of the Congressional…
Five community colleges have been awarded IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grants by the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Program for U.S. Study Abroad. Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland), College…