The post-Covid world is still struggling to bounce back from pervasive shutdowns in production and a backlog in the supply chain. However, the rumbles of increasing demand in certain national sectors are becoming more insistent….
Interim CEOs FeRita Carter, vice president of student services at Riverside City College (RCC), is now its interim president. Prior to RCC, Carter was dean of business and technology and a political science faculty member…
New York community colleges and counties eye additional state fundingSpectrum NewsFor the 2022-23 school year, K-12 schools in New York received an increase of $1.5 billion over last year. Now, the state’s community colleges, which…
Overwhelming demand for online classes is reshaping California’s community collegesLos Angeles TimesCalifornia community college students say taking classes online allows them to juggle work and family and pursue their dreams of higher education. Health science,…
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) this month opened the official home of its Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler Equity Institute, which aims to improve retention and close the graduation gap for minority students. The Florida college reconfigured…
In the city of Moreno Valley, California, the need for childcare far outpaces the available supply. Access to childcare for Moreno Valley College (MVC) students will increase, thanks to a $360,000 Child Care Access Means…
Alumni can help colleges’ fundraising and recruitment efforts. They also can serve as mentors to current students. And the good news is that alumni are “increasingly interested in connecting with their alma maters,” according to…
Minnesota college launches program to offer free tuition to Red Wing studentsStar TribuneRed Wing students now will be able to attend Minnesota State College Southeast tuition-free. The Red Wing College Promise program, funded by the…
To fill teacher jobs, community colleges offer new degreesAssociated PressIn Washington state, nine community colleges offer education degrees for teaching grade school and up. All of the programs started within the last decade. Commentary: College…
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a federal district court’s opinion that the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated federal law. In its October 5 ruling, the appeals…