Community colleges must look beyond the near term to address the converging challenges of declining enrollments and great economic uncertainty. Another pressing challenge is successfully integrating the hybrid on-campus/offline learning model that’s bloomed in the…
DACC Notes: Normalize talking about mental healthCommercial-NewsJonathon Wade, associate professor of behavioral sciences at Danville Area Community College in Illinois, says we have to start making connections and normalizing mental health discussions. One solution he…
From free and low-cost dental clinics provided by dental hygienist students, to home building by students in construction programs, to more individualized service-learning across a wide array of courses, two-year schools are putting the “community”…
The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program awards grants to support a wide variety of efforts to improve technician education at public two-year colleges in fields ranging from advanced manufacturing and engineering, to…
U.S. education secretary promotes access to higher ed during visit to RACCReading EagleMiguel Cardona leaned forward in his chair, listening intently to Mayra Del Toro. She was telling the U.S. education secretary about the path…
Tulsa Community College (TCC) held a dedication in July of the new A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Student Success Center at the TCC Metro Campus, made possible by a $2.1 million gift from the A.R. and…
In general, communities tend to lean politically left or right, which reflects the views of most of their residents. Oregon’s Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) pulls from both sides. Residents of Linn County lean more right…
Democratic leaders on the House Education and Labor Committee on Thursday released proposed legislation to lower college costs that they say builds on the president’s student loan relief plan. The Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now…
Students shift towards tech and trade schools; Atlanta companies are taking noteCBS46The president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College says the current college model isn’t working for many companies. Meanwhile, the college has seen a 12%…
Kudos Linda C. Young, president of Wallace Community College-Dothan in Alabama, is a Yellowhammer News 2022 Women of Impact honoree. The annual award recognizes the personal and professional accomplishments of Alabama women leaders, advisers and…