Only 8% of West Virginia high school grads going straight to community collegesCharleston Gazette-MailData additionally show there are adults who aren’t fresh out of high school who could also benefit financially from community college training…
A new analysis of community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs in Florida and Washington — two states with the longest history in offering such programs — suggests that CCBs provide an important baccalaureate access point for…
Athens Technical College’s (ATC) nursing program has received a $250,000 donation from Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center that will help to support faculty salaries at the Georgia college and help expand the associate of science…
CEO retirement Linda Lujan, president of Lamar Community College (LCC), has announced her plans to retire on December 31, capping a 40-year career in higher education. She has led the Colorado college since 2016. Lujan…
Over the course of nearly five years, I had the opportunity to serve one of the most storied community colleges in the nation, St. Philip’s College (SPC) in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1898 as…
Oregon legislature approves Gov. Kate Brown’s $200M workforce planOregonLive.comThe workforce initiative, which Brown is calling “Future Ready Oregon,” aims to address a severe labor shortage that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. West Virginia’s Senate…
As part of a sweeping update of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Congress is moving to require that institutions of higher education administer biennially a new survey designed to obtain information regarding postsecondary student…
Amazon workers can now attend these 180 colleges for freeFortuneAmazon is adding partnerships with more than 140 colleges and universities–mostly community colleges–to provide a cost-free college education to its hourly employees, bringing the number of…
The 2022 AACC Outstanding Alumni Award recipients have had massive success in their careers. But that hasn’t stopped Karla Ivankovich, Alfredo Salas and Indigo Triplett from giving back – or remembering where they got their…
It is time to make the FAFSA part of the 1040The HillSix states recently announced that they are considering joining a small but growing group of states that make it mandatory for graduating high school…