FUTURE Act heads to president
With a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, legislation that would, in part, simplify the federal student aid application process for students and families is on its way to the president for him to sign into…
With a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, legislation that would, in part, simplify the federal student aid application process for students and families is on its way to the president for him to sign into…
Certificate programs vs. bachelor’s degrees U.S. News & World Report New data may help prospective college students place less emphasis on the institution itself when selecting a college and instead look at specific program offerings…
Motivated high school students in Kentucky’s Appalachian region can move into healthcare apprenticeships, allowing them to earn while they learn, thanks to the K-Tech pilot program overseen by Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC). Ellie Ashfordis…
Oregon’s Portland Community College (PCC) has received a $300,000 grant and a food truck delivery from Fred Meyer. The grant is the largest single philanthropic investment to support direct anti-hunger initiatives at PCC. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha…
Selected photos from AACC-member colleges. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
Commentary: Despite suiting many families’ needs, California community colleges remain an undervalued option Hechinger Report Trading prestige for financial security, while heading toward a four-year degree. Colleges ‘swamped’ by students’ mental health needs, but services…
Louise Petruzzella was an adjunct instructor of construction technology when she was selected for a $20,000 MentorLinks grant in 2014. The two years of mentoring and professional development she received through MentorLinks, she says, changed…
“Welcome to the community,” is how Ellen Hause introduced the new cohort of 10 MentorLinks colleges to the mentoring they will receive during the next two years. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based…
The completion rate of public two-year college students has reached 40 percent for the first time since the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center started tracking such data. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American…
American factories demand white-collar education for blue-collar work Wall Street Journal (subscription required) New manufacturing jobs that require more advanced skills are driving up the education level of factory workers who in past generations could…