How community colleges are supporting low-income black, Latino students Chicago Daily Herald Daliyah Sanders, 19, transferred to Harper College from a four-year college in Chicago that didn’t offer her the personalized attention she needed. Harper,…
Outgoing NMC president talks about the college’s future Traverse City Record Eagle Northwestern Michigan College’s outgoing president Timothy Nelson says the state’s educational system was built like an express train with no stops on the…
Commentary: To support today’s students, Congress must strengthen oversight of colleges The Hill One place ripe for improvements is our accreditation system, writes former Rep. George Miller (D-California), who served as chair of the House Committee…
Bipartisan bill to fund minority-serving colleges, streamline student aid signed into law Washington Post President Trump on Thursday signed into law bipartisan legislation to restore millions of dollars in federal funding to minority-serving colleges and…
Commentary: Why adults quit college and how to bring them back Lumina Foundation News & Views Adult learners who “stopped out” clearly need education to be more affordable; they need education and work to fit…
The potential disaster of free community college Politico In the short term, free community college could work, some experts say. But down the road, they say community colleges won’t have the infrastructure to handle an…
Indiana community college offers firefighters free tuition Associated Press Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter Association have joined together to offer offer free tuition to volunteer firefighters and first responders seeking an…
The secret is out: 105-year-old woman left $10M to Washington’s community colleges Seattle Times This week, the estate of Evan Gordon, who worked as a trading assistant at an investment firm in Seattle, announced her…
Easing the cost of college while creating a workforce Spectrum News Garrison Weavil has known for years that he wanted to be a mechanical engineer. Now, four years into the Guilford Apprenticeship Partners, he has…
Certificate programs vs. bachelor’s degrees U.S. News & World Report New data may help prospective college students place less emphasis on the institution itself when selecting a college and instead look at specific program offerings…