Community colleges continue major enrollment declineWashington PostEducators are hoping the numbers will pick up in coming months as students seek short-term career training or courses that could help them transfer to universities, says Walter Bumphus,…
Pima Community College (PCC) has received a $5 million challenge grant from the Connie J. Hillman Family Foundation to fund new programs and workforce development initiatives in southern Arizona. The grant, which is the largest…
Demand among Black, Latino students fuels college entrepreneurship programsHechinger ReportEntrepreneurship education supporting Black, Hispanic and Native American students is partly being driven by philanthropy and a generally increased emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion in…
Holly Casper and Amber Yow knew that nursing was a personal calling that required compassion, dedication and selflessness in addition to sharp clinical skills. What they didn’t expect was having to tackle their first jobs…
Mentor-Connect welcomed 25 teams led by two-year college faculty as its 10th cohort of mentee colleges during a virtual meeting this month. Twenty states are represented in the 2022 cohort, including South Dakota. It is…
Fake students enrolled in community colleges. One bot-sleuthing professor fights backLos Angeles TimesSince learning several months ago that an unknown number of fraudulent students registered in classes throughout California’s community college system, Kim Rich, a…
CEO on the move Jermaine Williams will serve as the next president of Montgomery College in Maryland, effective early 2022. He currently is president of Nassau Community College in New York, where he has led…
When it comes to disparities in outcomes for community college students of diverse races, ethnic and class backgrounds, higher education leaders are aware of the dismal national data and statistics. In today’s society, student access…
Upcoming events Register for AACC AnnualThe 2022 AACC Annual will be held April 30–May 3 in New York City. Registration is open. Keynote speakers include Stephanie Land, author of MAID, and David and Jonah Stillman,…
The pandemic accelerates a decline in campus-based child careChronicle of Higher EducationIn 2004, roughly 60% of public colleges had campus child care centers. By 2019, only 45% did. The steepest losses have occurred at community…