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With one year to go, here’s where LCTCS stands with its six-year ‘audacious’ goals Daily Advertiser The Louisiana Community and Technical College System’s 12 colleges have more than quadrupled the number of student transfers to four-year…


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New Mexico announces plan for free college for state residents New York Times Under the plan, tuition to all state colleges would be free for students regardless of family income.  The campaign to end community college stigma…


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This Oregon college knocked textbook prices down from $200 to $40 with one move Nation Swell Since its 2015 launch, Chemeketa Community College’s independently run Chemeketa Press has printed 33 titles and saved students more…


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High school students get a look at high-paying technical jobs KSL.com In Utah, the heavy equipment industry is partnering with Salt Lake Community College to create curriculum to teach students skills that can help them…


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California college students’ biggest struggle is juggling jobs to pay for food and housing, survey finds Los Angeles Times Nearly two-thirds of California students say their biggest obstacle to succeeding in college is costs —…


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Where the 2020 candidates stand on free college, student debt U.S. News & World Report Free college and the cancellation of student loan debt have emerged as the higher education darlings among the most progressive…


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Advising and peer connections: Helping transfer students earn a college degree James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Q&A with Derrick Nantz, who directs the Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP) at Wake Technical Community…


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Pierpont continues autism training program WV News After partnering with the West Virginia Autism Training Center earlier this year, Pierpont Community & Technical College is continuing its online autism mentor training program. Elgin Community College adopts…


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Bill that would provide overnight parking for homeless community college students delayed to next session Palo Alto Online California Assemblyman Marc Berman, who authored the legislation, has delayed the bill’s vote in response to amendments…


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1 in 5 college students takes math courses that repeat what they already know The Conversation The problem of redundant college math is not confined to two-year colleges, where 25 percent of students were in…