For the first time in nine years, enrollment among community colleges in North Carolina increased this fall by 4.4 percent, according to the North Carolina Community College System. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) will continue to emphasize flexibility with accountability in its efforts to help higher education institutions and states better serve students, according to a top department official. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits…
Morgan Community College (MCC) will launch the Morgan County Cultural Entrepreneurship Initiative (MCCEI) using a $614,418 grant from the Colorado Health Foundation. Community and regional partners identified a need to provide support for Spanish- and…
Pilot program helps Kentucky adults complete GED, college degree Public News Service Kentucky is the first state to participate in a pilot program aimed at helping adult learners choose the best path toward obtaining their…
Student debt crisis: Many students overlook community colleges WSOCtv.com The Brown family received their high school diplomas plus associate degrees, and they hadn’t spent a dime on tuition yet. Arizona lawmaker introduces bill to expand…
Seeking to revive national interest in trade careers, the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 seeks a $900 million increase for career and technical education (CTE). But the jump in CTE funding would…
The Trump administration wants not only to see federal agencies work together to streamline their various job training programs but also to better coordinate and collaborate on services designed to help individuals overcome barriers, such…
In Tennessee, free public college has existed for years. Could the rest of the country follow? wgbh.org All of the leading Democratic candidates are proposing, in some form, free college. But they’re clashing over details:…
Internationalizing the campus Harper College (Illinois) has received the Institute of International Education’s 2020 Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in the community college category. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate…
Jason Clark grew up in a family culture surrounded by cars, hauling them to scrap yards, picking up run-down junk cars and driving in demolition derbies. With all of this mobility, he learned to drive…