Boston’s tuition-free program at six community colleges wins $1MBoston HeraldThe city will use the money to pay for community college for low-income, eligible Boston residents pursuing an associate degree through the program. That will add…
CEO on the move Michael A. Baston will become the fifth president of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) on July 1. He is currently president of Rockland Community College (RCC) in New York, a position…
States and municipalities are eager to start expanding broadband access thanks to major new federal funding, but its success largely depends on whether there’s a skilled workforce to get the work done. The Infrastructure Investment…
California expanding community college baccalaureate programsEdSourceProgram proponents say the more advanced bachelor’s degree offerings by colleges that typically offer associate degrees are key to training California’s workforce and expanding degrees among the underserved students of…
Numerous community colleges have not yet submitted their Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Annual Performance Reports, covering activity funded between January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Institutions that fail to submit the report…
NEW YORK — When the state began to push back against college textbook prices, Ohio colleges and universities got innovative. In 2017, “We were seeing in Ohio an atmosphere where the public was attacking higher…
Upward transfers declineHelp in obtaining a U.S. passport Upward transfers decline Undergraduate transfers among all types of higher education institutions dropped this spring, but it appears to be especially steep among community college students transferring…
How McDonald’s built its educational benefits platformQSR magazineThought partners like the American Association of Community Colleges and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning were instrumental in helping McDonald’s create its Archways to Opportunity program….
NEW YORK — Long Beach City College’s (LBCC’s) equity awakening was triggered by two powerful moments. The first occurred when the California college’s student equity plan – something required of all community colleges in California…
NEW YORK — Attendees of the 2022 AACC Annual had an opportunity Monday to hear from the U.S. Education Department’s top higher education official about some of the Biden administration’s top-of-mind issues–and AACC members had…