Editor’s note: This article comes from the blog of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). It is reprinted with permission. “I’ve also made that big step in my life through education. Immersing myself down this…
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds can be used for dual enrollment and other postsecondary education programs for students and youths with disabilities, according to a new guide from the…
Upcoming events Register for WDI 2020 Registration is now open for AACC’s Workforce Development Institute. Join AACC January 22-25, 2020, on Amelia Island, Florida, to celebrate community colleges as economic innovators. And check out information…
This Oregon college knocked textbook prices down from $200 to $40 with one move Nation Swell Since its 2015 launch, Chemeketa Community College’s independently run Chemeketa Press has printed 33 titles and saved students more…
Students participating in Early College High Schools (ECHS) are significantly more likely to earn a postsecondary degree within six years of graduating high school than students of similar backgrounds who did not partake in the…
A major gap between Democrats’ and Republicans’ thinking on appropriations now makes it inevitable that Congress will pass a temporary measure — the all-too-common “continuing resolution” (CR) — to keep the government running at current…
High school students get a look at high-paying technical jobs KSL.com In Utah, the heavy equipment industry is partnering with Salt Lake Community College to create curriculum to teach students skills that can help them…
Editor’s note: This article is part of a bimonthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR), an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. Andrea Hansteinis director of…
Community colleges and other higher education institutions are known to partner with prisons to educate adult inmates, but they also work with juvenile justice centers to help incarcerated youths in a similar way. Angela Menneckeis…
California college students’ biggest struggle is juggling jobs to pay for food and housing, survey finds Los Angeles Times Nearly two-thirds of California students say their biggest obstacle to succeeding in college is costs —…