In Minnesota, Ridgewater College’s nondestructive testing technology (NDT) program received nearly $200,000 in equipment and supplies from an Iowa power plant. The donation is from Duane Arnold Energy Center of Iowa. In addition, Curtiss-Wright Nuclear…
California community college enrollment plummets amid pandemic, putting some campuses at riskLos Angeles TimesColleges that experienced significant drops could be at risk if they “don’t stabilize or build back enrollment” over the next several years,…
In recent years and especially over the past 12 months, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the unrest after the death of George Floyd, community colleges have been making efforts to view and rethink their missions…
Far fewer college students transferred to other institutions over the past year mainly a result of declining college enrollments prompted by the pandemic, and community college students again saw the biggest drops, according to a…
(College) credit where credit is duedotEDU (podcast of the American Council on Education) Anne Kress, president of Northern Virginia Community College, joins the discussion about a new ACE report on reimagining policies on transfer of…
Richard Rhodes, chancellor of the Austin Community College District, will become chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors on July 1, succeeding William Serrata, president of El Paso Community College…
The Biden administration on Friday gave Congress its appropriations wish list for fiscal year 2022 that includes increases for community colleges, Pell Grant awards and job training programs, including registered apprenticeships. Overall, the president’s budget…
AACC/ACCT seek $50B for upgrades to college facilitiesKudos to Goldwater scholars AACC/ACCT seek $50B for upgrades to college facilities The two national organizations representing community college leaders are asking Congress to include $50 billion in…
New CEOs Melissa Gonzalez is the new president of Lone Star College’s (LSC) Kingwood campus, effective June 1. She currently is president of Houston Community College’s Southeast campus, a position she has held since 2017….
Commentary: America is failing its workforceCNNA new model for college and career preparation would have more measurement, more accountability, more relevancy and more flexibility, writes Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida. Leading community colleges…