It’s a well-known fact that most college enrollments are shrinking all around the country. Due in part to a decade-long stagnation in the number of high school graduates, more and more colleges and universities are…
Across the country, the traditional approach to developmental education of using a standardized assessment test to place students into one or more remediation courses has fallen progressively into disfavor. Jolanta Juszkiewiczis director of policy analysis…
Editorial: Community colleges’ affordable option Herald Tribune The Florida legislature has in recent years invested significantly in the university system. In light of the financial benefits to students, families and the state, as well as…
Editor’s note: AACC News & Notes is published monthly in CC Daily. Policy and advocacy Spreading the word about community colleges April is Community College Month. Check out this editorial by AACC President and CEO…
More than one-fifth of California community college students who were eligible and applied for student aid didn’t receive a Pell Grant, according to a new research brief. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…
Commentary: Community colleges, the PROSPER Act and the path to student success RealClearEducation.com Community colleges are often the first resort for Americans looking to put their skills to work as soon as possible, writes Rep….
Minority groups still face barriers in paying for and completing degrees at Oregon’s public colleges and universities, amid overall mixed results for college students and graduating high school seniors, according to a new state report….
Northwestern Michigan College’s (NMC’s) Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) will get some needed upgrades this summer thanks to a $1 million allocation in the federal 2018 omnibus spending bill, which Congress passed last month. The…
New CEOs Keith Cornille has been named president of Heartland Community College in Illinois, effective July 1. He is currently executive vice president and chief student services officer at Madison College, where he came aboard…
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA), a data system developed by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), is helping participating colleges pinpoint areas where they excel and need to improve in order drive real…