On August 27, 2020, just 10 days after the start of SOWELA Technical Community College’s fall semester and amid the second serious Covid wave, Hurricane Laura nearly wiped out the Lake Charles area and caused…
Commentary: Local community colleges are essential for global needsLos Angeles TimesWhile Yale faced lawsuits for charging full tuition for online Zoom classes, Coastline Community College was operating as it always has and could accommodate extra…
Editor’s note: Recent photos from member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh (far right), Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (second from right) and Maricopa Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Steven…
Campus leaders use the college mission statement to guide decision-making, and new leaders at the beginning of their presidency often take the time to have campus members reaffirm the mission statement or adjust and update…
Interim CEO Chris Cox is now interim president at Northwest-Shoals Community College in Alabama. He previously was special assistant to the chancellor of the Alabama Community College System. Prior to that, Cox was interim president…
Examining non-degree programsFlorida healthcare provider covers full tuition for employees Kudos to Kentucky colleges for awarding more credentials Alabama college holds evening program for mini terms Examining non-degree programs New America is seeking proposals to…
New Jersey community college says most classes will be remote for 7 weeksNJ.comCounty College of Morris is switching to primarily virtual learning for the first seven weeks of the fall semester. Connecticut community colleges to…
Community colleges making the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) journey must recognize that one-size-fits-all support for students of color doesn’t get the job done. To make everyone feel welcome on campus, leaders of two-year colleges…
Looking ahead to 2020-2030, a new National Academy of Medicine report recognizes the contribution of community colleges to the nursing profession, describing them as an important workforce pipeline, more affordable than four-year public institutions and…
Community colleges will start preparing future teachers this year. The science of reading figures prominently in the plansEdNCFifty-two of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges will offer two degrees for future teachers — an associate in…