Amarillo College has received a $2.5 million donation from one of its most consistent benefactors, Amarillo National Bank (ANB). The gift significantly boosts ANB’s contributions to the Texas college’s $45-million Badger Bold comprehensive campaign, which…
A new American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) report summarizes the challenges that community colleges faced during the Covid pandemic as well as their responses. It covers a broad area, including enrollment declines, the equity…
Editorial: Head Start centers in community colleges can change the child-care equation Washington Post The program comes at no cost to those who qualify, and for any center to operate, it must also secure a…
When I started thinking about becoming a president, I attended a leadership seminar where the keynote speaker provided words of wisdom and caution for those of us eager to advance into the role. “It is…
A few photos from colleges that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. (Send your photos to the editor.) Ivy Tech Community College President Sue Ellspermann (center) guides First Lady Dr. Jill Biden…
There’s a quicker, cheaper way to go to college, but fewer students are trying it CNBC Starting in community college and then transferring to a four-year school is a proven pathway to getting a degree…
In-person visits to two California community college biotechnician programs significantly influenced the expansion of a Nebraska community college’s biotech program. Those visits — and the on-site visit of a mentor to Southeast Community College’s campus…
ED to use secret shoppers The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced on Tuesday that it will use “secret shoppers” to help make sure colleges are adhering to rules governing federal student aid programs. Secret shoppers…
Rarely is there an opportunity for a simple policy change to create a “win-win-win” by benefiting multiple stakeholder groups at the same time. Yet, advocates say this is the case with “skills-based hiring,” which focuses…
Free textbooks? It could soon be a reality at California’s community colleges North Coast Journal One idea under consideration by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is to fund community colleges to produce their own…