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Technology must match strategic plan for colleges

To thrive in today’s higher education environment and meet diverse student needs — particularly during the pandemic — community colleges must leverage a technology adoption strategy designed to accommodate varied student populations.  This ranges from…


Keep on (food) truckin’

Nicole Ortiz had already earned an associate degree in business by the time she enrolled at Holyoke Community College (HCC) in Massachusetts in fall 2018. After graduating from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, the…


Our most-read articles of 2020

Covid and its effects on healthcare, the economy, workforce development and much more was the main focus for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) this year. As a result, the articles in CCDaily zeroed…


Using data to help students in higher education

Link Alander, Rebecca Riley and Kyle Scott The ubiquity of big data has made its way to higher education. Colleges and universities that utilize data are better equipped to keep costs down and help students…


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Austin Community College extends, expands tuition cuts for fast-track training programsKCNTVTuition for programs such as certified nursing aide, dental assistant, HVAC and welding will be cut at the Texas college by 50% until August 2021….



Funding roundup

The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) will use a $1 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to reshape law enforcement training. CCCS’s law enforcement academy curriculum and training project team will review current course…


Newsmakers

New CEO Mark Sanchez will serve as the next superintendent/president of his alma mater, Southwestern College in California. He is currently assistant superintendent/vice president of student success and support programs and college centers at Cuesta…


Concerns about big drops among certain majors

This fall, the community college sector saw a -10.1% drop in enrollments – or 540,200 fewer students – compared to fall 2019, due to the pandemic and resulting economic recession, according to a final report released today by the…


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Two outsiders emerge as top contenders for Biden’s education secretaryWashington PostLeslie Fenwick, dean emeritus of the Howard University School of Education, and Miguel Cardona, the top education official in Connecticut, are now the transition team’s…