Many of us have been working on developmental education reform for years with frustrating results, achieving incremental improvements, but not truly “turning the dial” in significant ways — until recently. Improving developmental outcomes remains one…
Maricopa Community Colleges proposes consolidation of presidencies to cut costs AZCentral.com The district expects to save about $1 million by consolidating the top administrative positions in eight of its 10 colleges into four regional administrations….
As community colleges work on developing guided career pathways – to help students stay on track with fewer wasted credits – they’re finding faculty buy-in is crucial. Because pathways call for streamlined curricula that might…
Lisa Féinics is the perfect person to run Portland Community College‘s (PCC) new program that assists current and former foster youth. That’s because she was one. The new coordinator of the Oregon college’s Foster Success…
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When Jefferson Community College was making plans to build its first residence hall, there was one must-have for President Carole McCoy: generators for backup if the power went out. With her campus in Watertown, New…
President-elect Donald Trump plans to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, saying he would nominate fast-food executive Andrew Puzder as labor secretary. Puzder heads CKE Restaurants Holdings, the parent company…
Grads’ earnings can contribute to community college decisions U.S. News & World Report The U.S. Department of Education for the first time released data on the earnings of graduates from thousands of different career training…
Alabama Wallace State Community College’s 2+2 poultry science program got a boost from a $7,000 contribution from USPOULTRY Foundation. The funds were made possible by a contribution from Peco Foods, Inc. The 2+2 partnership with Auburn University’s poultry science…
Earnest Simpson enrolled in an electrical engineering program at an ITT Technical Institute campus in Virginia a year ago after being laid off from his shipyard job. His son Matthew soon followed, with the goal…