A lack of state resources for open-access public higher education institutions such as community colleges is, in part, contributing to an underrepresentation of qualifying minority students at selective public universities, according to a new report….
Using year-round Pell: About four out of five community colleges responding to a national survey say they have seen an increase in the number of students receiving Pell grants this summer compared to last summer….
DeVos should be forced to cancel loans for students at closed campuses, lawsuit says Washington Post A lawsuit filed Tuesday against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asserts that the Education Department — as required by…
A growing number of Latinx students in California are graduating high school and enrolling in community colleges and universities, but for many their momentum stalls at college, according to a new report. Daily StaffCCDaily is…
Cybercrime is a multi-billion dollar global industry and it grows exponentially each year. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor of AACC’s Community College Journal.More Posts – Website
Private colleges aim to draw community college students to campus Minneapolis Star Tribune Transfer students make up roughly a quarter of enrollment at the 17 campuses that are part of the Minnesota Private College Council….
College of DuPage in Illinois can increase access to its manufacturing technology program thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation. The funds will help cover the tuition and fees for qualifying students….
Two students and a former student of California community colleges were among the 12 people killed at the shootings in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as…
Interim CEO Betty Jo Foster will serve as interim president of Virginia’s Danville Community College (DCC), effective at the beginning of 2019. Foster is a familiar face throughout the Danville region having worked at DCC…
The American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute includes a focus on institutional finance and fundraising as two of its top themes. Why? AACC President Walter Bumphus has said that…