The U.S. Education Department (ED) recently released new data on full-year enrollments and credentials awarded by postsecondary institutions. This DataPoints examines the trends in these data for community colleges starting with the first year of…
Federal government cancels college prep program, citing DEI disagreement AZPM The TRIO Upward Bound grant programs administered by Pima Community College were cancelled at the end of September. Students and faculty are now working to…
Incoming fall enrollment figures from community colleges continue to reflect the general uptick in the sector over the last few years, following an unprecedented drop during the Covid pandemic. While dual enrollment remains a significant…
The West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) Foundation announced recently a $1 million gift from Eric Bressner in memory of his father, Stanley H. Bressner. The donation will establish new endowments, advance capital projects and strengthen…
New data show repayment distress is surging. Institutions that act early can turn a liability into a long-term success strategy. Repayment has returned, and community colleges are feeling the impact. As of mid-2025, more than…
Some Texas community colleges remove course materials amid broader push to limit gender identity discussions Texas Tribune At least two community colleges, Alvin and Blinn, are also considering what they can and can’t teach to…
On the move John Cook, who has served as president of Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) in Massachusetts for nearly a decade, has announced he will step down next summer. Cook became STCC’s sixth president…
A new admissions data collection system proposed by the U.S. Education Department (ED) would result in a significant increase in reporting to the federal government and, for community colleges, data collection on students altogether. In…
In the decade since Redesigning America’s Community Colleges was published, we have had the privilege of studying the efforts by community colleges nationwide to implement whole-college reforms based on the guided pathways model it proposed….
Retention, community college transfers highlight Pa. state system’s enrollment increase TribLive Students transferring from a Pennsylvania community college to a state university has increased by 14.3%. Student support programs in peril after federal cuts at…