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Santa Fe Community College cutting more staff, programsSanta Fe New MexicanMore than a year into what officials are calling a financial emergency largely tied to the coronavirus pandemic, Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico…
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Preparing next-gen Navajo water scientists
Diné College and the University of Arizona are working together to train the next generation of Navajo water scientists. With the help of a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Tribal College Research…
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How Biden’s free community college proposal could impact NevadaLas Vegas Review-JournalFor potential community college students, not having to worry about tuition will create a college-going culture and people will be able to see higher education…
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Report: Massachusetts community college attendance boosts employment, earningsWBURThe study, which followed high school graduates from 2010 to 2018, showed that community college attendees were 6-18 percentage points more likely to be employed than their peers…
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No go on short-term Pell amendmentBill aims to help with college students’ basic needsMassachusetts college taps HEERF to erase students’ college debtIllinois college offers new students $500 for bookstore No go on short-term Pell amendment…
Washington Watch: The challenges with Title IX regs
The U.S. Education Department this week has held a weeklong virtual public hearing as it reviews its regulations and other actions related to Title IX in order to implement President Joe Biden’s executive order. The…
No surprises in final tally on spring enrollment
There are no surprises in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s semi-annual report on college enrollment. Spring enrollment was down. For community colleges, way down. By now, double-digit enrollment declines in the community college sector…
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Gov. McMaster: Technical colleges to offer free job training for the unemployedGreenville NewsUnemployed individuals in South Carolina will be able to get free job training at technical colleges through a new program announced by South…
‘Community colleges need to be at the table’
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Wednesday pitched to House members the key pillars of President Joe Biden’s broad-reaching and pricey plan to revamp the economy, upskill workers, raise equity and more. Community colleges would…
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Participate in the U.S. Education Department’s Title IV Institutional Survey The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday will start emailing to financial aid administrators a survey on federal student aid to help ED provide the…