Universities, community colleges partner to help transfer students earn degreesPBS NewsHourAs four-year colleges and universities look for ways to boost enrollment and reach underrepresented students, a growing number are focused on community college transfer students….
As fall enrollment figures begin to gel, a small but growing number of community colleges are reporting a slight uptick in enrollments compared to last year, but still far below the numbers they had before…
It started after leaders at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) heard from an applicant who received a letter from the Michigan college. “Have I been accepted?” she asked. “I can’t tell.” That prompted the GRCC…
Newsom rejects second effort to make more community college adjunct faculty eligible for health careEdSourceThe California governor vetoed a similar bill last year, citing unknown costs. LCCC partners with Moen to expand earn and learn…
More than one-third (36%) of Latino postsecondary education students in fall 2020 were enrolled at a public two-year college, compared to 47% enrolled at a public four-year institution, according to an Excelencia in Education analysis…
Community colleges have long been the means to better oneself through higher education. Indeed, we have a storied history of being a clear conduit to the American Dream. Recently, our community colleges have stood at…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday announced a final rule to rescind the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program, ending a fledgling effort to expand apprenticeships that was marred in politics from the start. DOL said…
The push for free community college gets a major showing, as hundreds call on Newsom to sign Becker’s SB 893Almanac NewsThe bill would enable the district to waive or reduce enrollment fees and expand scholarship…
Near the end of the last millennium, 1996 to 1998 to be exact, I was the administrator primarily responsible for developing the infrastructure necessary for videoconferencing (also known as interactive television or iTV) between classrooms…
Photos submitted by colleges that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona chats with Susan Looney, president of Reading Area Community College in Pennsylvania. Cardona visited the college…