Each week since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, board members of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) have come together to hear from experts and…
Nelson Mandela once said: “A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from…
Grants to states for short-term programs The U.S. Education Department will make available $127.5 million in coronavirus relief funding to states for short-term postsecondary programs and work-based learning programs. The funding is part of $307.5…
Will students show up for college in fall 2020? Community colleges offer a hint. It isn’t pretty.USA TodayFlexibility has long been a strength of community colleges, which can move more quickly than universities typically can…
Rural colleges adopting distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic face the same challenges as other two-year colleges, as well as some unique ones. In the short term, making sure all students have adequate computers and…
Unprecedented numbers of college students seek help to pay rent, buy food during pandemicTacoma News TribuneThe Clover Park Technical College Foundation always has had an emergency assistance fund for students facing hardship. In the past…
Summer discounts and more A growing number of community colleges are offering discounts for summer courses, with one Texas college deciding to offer free tuition to many students for the summer term. Several of the…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is expanding a pilot program to allow certain inmates to use Pell grants for their postecondary education. It is inviting another 45 public two-year institutions to participate. On Friday, the…
In Illinois, Waubonsee Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will use a $10,000 grant from the First National Bank of Omaha to provide bilingual business advisory services. “This grant would be tremendous at…
Twenty-two Senate Democrats and Independents want to include at least $15.1 billion for workforce development and career and technical education in the next coronavirus relief bill. It follows similar requests made to House leaders earlier…