Embracing business strategies to drive enrollment
Thinking of community colleges as a business is not a new concept, but it is a controversial one. Laura B. Leatherwoodis president of Blue Ridge Community College in North Carolina.More Posts
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New Jersey’s link to the international glass community
As a 14-year-old in the mid-1950s, I crafted a duck boat to paddle on the pond and glide on shallow water in the swamp near my home in rural Massachusetts, attuning myself to the subtle…
Community College Journal: Changing times
Editor’s note: Community College Journal, the flagship publication of the American Association of Community Colleges, has been around for almost 90 of the association’s upcoming 100 years. Here’s a look at the major redesigns of…
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‘A whole new world’: New law lets Pennsylvania foster kids attend college tuition-free Morning Call A new state law allows youth who were in foster care to go to any college or university in Pennsylvania…
It’s never too late to start a new chapter
Few retirees embark on a second career after 20-plus years of working. Even fewer take that step as an immigrant in a foreign country. Jackie Brehm EdmondsonJackie Brehm Edmondson is the public relations and marketing…
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New CEO Cheryl C. De Vonish is now CEO of Norwalk Community College (NCC) in Connecticut. Since 2015, De Vonish has served in several leadership roles at NCC and as an adjunct faculty member. Previously,…
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Native American enrollment in community college has plummeted 60% in 20 years. Here’s why LAist In the 1997-1998 academic year, there were about 26,000 Native American students enrolled in California’s community college system. Twenty years…
Less than $100 in savings
About one-quarter of two-year college students have less than $100 saved, and 12 percent have no savings, according to a survey by LendingTree. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts…
A bill to take ASAP nationwide
A House bill to improve graduation rates at community colleges would aim to replicate across the country a successful City University of New York (CUNY) program. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves…
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Connecticut studying problem of food insecurity at colleges Associated Press Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed legislation that requires the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents for Higher Education, which…