The exercise started out fine: Hillsborough Community College (HCC) police academy student Roger Leyton was responding to a domestic disturbance call and was talking with the wife as her husband paced nervously nearby Dennis PierceDennis…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is announcing a national grant competition for its MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education program. MentorLinks uses mentoring, networking, technical assistance and professional development to help community colleges improve technician…
A faster pace of learning Havasu News Mohave Community College in Arizona has adopted competency-based education for students pursuing a degree in substance abuse counseling, allowing students to complete their courses faster through self-paced, individualized…
All 10 of the colleges in the 2014-2016 MentorLinks cohort made progress on their STEM program improvement goals with advice from a mentor and professional development — and each other. Comments by the mentees during…
The number of students earning their first undergraduate degree — both associate and bachelor’s degrees — in 2015-16 declined by 1.4 percent from the previous year, according to a new report from the National Student…
Students at Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC) in Arizona have done just as well academically with open educational resources (OER) as with traditional, high-priced textbooks. In addition, students and faculty are more engaged in…
Community colleges: Is drug testing part of job training? Andalusia Star-News Acting Alabama Community College President Jimmy Baker said at a hearing that the community college system is exploring drug testing for students who are…
Betsy DeVos moved closer toward confirmation as education secretary Friday after clearing a major hurdle in the Senate, even as Democrats and labor unions fervently sought another Republican vote against her. Tensions flew on the…
Elizabeth Johnston teaches English at New York’s Monroe Community College (MCC); Tori Matthews teaches biology. While the courses they teach are very different, Johnston and Matthews are passionate about the same subject: textbook cost. College…
Colorado Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) and the Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges (FCCC) were awarded $250,000 by the GE Johnson Construction Company Community Foundation to help create a pipeline of workers for the local construction industry. “This…