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How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economyHechinger ReportThe potential impact on the national economy of a decline in the supply of graduates with badly needed skills has been…
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Big year, big change
During his nearly seven years as president of Amarillo College, Russell Lowery-Hart has seen his share of challenges. None could prepare him for the emotional toll of leading during a pandemic. Amarillo is in the…
Funding roundup
Delgado Community College and Ochsner Health have formed a new partnership to train the next generation of nurses and allied health professionals in Louisiana. The Ochsner Delgado School of Nursing and Allied Health will help…
Volunteering to help others
When Rep. David Trone (D-Maryland) in February 2019 visited University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Western Maryland’s new behavioral health unit in its emergency services department, he was briefed on its plans for a Center for Hope…
A portrait of community college student parents
A lot has been said about the pandemic’s effects on community college students, especially student parents. But what do we know about these students that can help develop better policies and programs to help them…
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South Carolina Technical College system recommends no tuition increases for fallSCNowThe South Carolina Technical College system has recommended to the presidents and governing commissions of each college that they do not increase tuition rates for…
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Interim CEO Mike Muñoz, vice president of student services at Long Beach City College (California), is now interim superintendent-president of the Long Beach Community College District. Muñoz, who joined the college in 2018, has helped…
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2 Missouri community colleges to offer bachelor’s degreesAssociated PressMissouri’s Coordinating Board for Higher Education on Wednesday approved plans for Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield and St. Louis Community College to offer bachelor’s degree programs…
Masks stay on for now at many Texas, Mississippi colleges
The governors of Texas and Mississippi are lifting mask mandates and rolling back Covid restrictions, but community colleges and other organizations can continue to require masks and social distancing. And several two-year colleges have announced…
A new appreciation for community colleges
Covid has prompted many of us to look at things differently. For Samantha Raymond, a junior at Tufts University, it helped her learn to appreciate the value of community college, after taking courses at Montgomery…