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Ghostbusters: Iowa Western catches 109 ‘ghost’ students trying to scam college Daily Nonpareil An enrollment report from Iowa Western Community College President Dan Kinney to the college’s board of trustees this week included a tangent…


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Bill would let undocumented students work at public universities, community colleges KQED Advocates for letting public universities in California hire undocumented students, who don’t have federal work authorization, have gotten a boost from Sacramento. Western…


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Hybrid state funding model may increase community college enrollment Higher Ed Dive Community college enrollment among Black, White and Asian students increases when state governments distribute higher education funding through a hybrid model based on…


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Commentary: Community college bachelor’s degrees have been a win-win. California should offer more CalMatters After much political angst, California’s community colleges have received limited authority to award four-year degrees. It’s been a success for students…


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Almost half of stopped-out community college students cite work as major reason for leaving Higher Ed Dive Nearly half of students who left community college without earning a degree or credential cited work as a…


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Master these 6 trends to recruit and retain ‘Gen P’ at your community college EAB (blog) Gone are the days when online and hybrid learning were things that only attracted working adults. Prospective community college…


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Tuition hike contemplated after county cuts funding to WCCC TribeLive.com A tuition increase could be in store for Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County Community College students this fall after a $1 million cut in funding from the…


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Michigan governor’s budget promises free education and lower family costs, but GOP says it’s unfair Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has presented a $80.7 billion budget Wednesday that aims to boost education spending and…


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New FAFSA data detail slow start, uphill climb ahead for Class of 2024 National College Attainment Network (blog) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submissions for the class of 2024 were down about 57%…


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More workforce funding expected for community colleges from DOE New America (blog) The U.S. Energy Department expects $24 million in awards to establish Industrial Assessment Centers at community colleges and trade unions in 2024. Here…