During the best of times, the differences between community college students and students at America’s private and public flagship universities are sizable and challenging. During crises, like the current coronavirus pandemic, they can be staggeringly…
A reporter from a national higher education magazine just asked me what the climate was like on our campus now that we are two days into our COVID-19 response as a college. I was able to…
How schools and colleges are responding to COVID-19 Education Writers Association Challenges include adopting new methods of digital learning and instruction if bricks-and-mortar classrooms remain closed for an extended period, as well as helping families…
As Congress and the Trump administration work to develop legislation that addresses the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is simultaneously striving to reflect the needs of its member…
Holyoke Community College (HCC) has received the largest donation in the Massachusetts college’s 74-year history – $7.5 million – which also may be the largest donation to a public two-year college in the state. The…
The community college world lost a major trailblazer with the passing of Alfredo de los Santos, Jr., on March 8. He was 84. De los Santos was the first president of El Paso Community College…
A growing number of community colleges are rolling out plans to limit the potential exposure of students, faculty and staff to the coronavirus that include halting in-person classes and shifting them online, as well as…
Bill to let community colleges offer 4-year degrees quashed by Arizona Senate panel Arizona Daily Star On a 6-3 vote this week, the Arizona Senate Education Committee nixed legislation that would have allowed these colleges…
I sometimes refer to spurring entrepreneurial growth as an experience. The table is set, your guests are seated, and entrepreneurship is on the menu. Whether it is your first time or you are highly experienced,…
Clinton Community College looks to kickstart inmate education program WCAX Clinton Community College in New York wants back into the prison system. It’s looking to offer schooling to county prisons for the first time since…