How a rural Wisconsin community college raised grads’ wages — and saved its accreditation Wisconsin Watch Eight years ago, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College risked losing its accreditation. Now, after work to address issues, graduates are…
Data dive: The two-to-four-year college pathway makes a comeback National Student Clearinghouse (blog) Nearly 500,000 students who enrolled in a four-year institution in fall 2024 transferred from a two-year college, according to the National Student…
Millions of Americans hit with bad credit after missed student loan payments Washington Post More than 2 million Americans’ credit scores were dinged suddenly by student loan delinquencies. Now they’re struggling to navigate pricier loans…
Growing younger: Are rural demographics shifting? Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (blog) In the last three years, many rural counties have gotten younger. And about a third of them are getting younger while growing their…
Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it? CalMatters Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application…
Colorado reimagines how to grow talent Work Shift Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order this week calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s postsecondary and workforce systems. With free tuition, Austin Community College…
A Senate hearing Wednesday on higher education touched on a lot of topics, but it was the work of community colleges — especially in stretching their modest budgets and providing pathways to good-paying jobs —…
Should California’s college systems be merged into one university? EdSource To better help students access and complete college, California should consider a major — and highly controversial — overhaul of its Master Plan for Higher…
Trump administration defunds a program to help launch teacher apprenticeships Education Week The Trump administration has defunded a program designed to help states and districts create and sustain teacher-apprenticeship models — a new and increasingly…
Most Pell Grant recipients to get less money under Trump budget bill, CBO finds Washington Post The nonpartisan bookkeeper said the proposed changes to the federal grant will reduce funding for college students from lower-income…