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New York colleges promote food pantries in efforts to combat hunger in college WKTV Mohawk Valley Community College recently launched a food pantry for its students, while Herkimer College is in the beginning stages of…
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Community colleges, the PROSPER Act and the path to student success
April is Community College Awareness Month. Community colleges have provided the path for millions of Americans to reach the goals they have for themselves. Community colleges have also changed the face and the future of…
Six ways to promote pathways to student success
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…
Developmental ed isn’t what it used to be – with better results
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…
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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…
AACC news & notes
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…
Pell aid left on the table
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…
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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 in Ore. still face college barriers
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….
Funding roundup
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…