President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has met with representatives from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to discuss priorities for the community college sector. AACC was asked to participate in three meetings, each of…
Although the pandemic appears to have had little effect on the number of high school students graduating this spring, there was a 30% drop among those graduates who enrolled in community colleges this fall, with…
Self-doubt is a major barrier for half of Americans when assessing whether to pursue education and training, according to an ongoing survey by the Strada Education Network. Time/logistics remains a top challenge for many Americans,…
What community colleges may expect from the Biden administrationHelping students find critical resourcesSweet success on Netflix’s Sugar Rush What community colleges may expect from the Biden administration An upcoming virtual conversation about equity, diversity, inclusion…
‘Not just numbers’: Community college students share their struggles to stay enrolledLAistCollege administrators say it’s important to amplify students’ stories to underline to local and state policymakers how the pandemic is making learning gaps worse…
Look out, for-profit colleges, here comes the Biden administrationBloombergThe new team will likely reinstate restrictions that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos dismantled. More California community college students are taking transfer-level courses, but critics say colleges must…
The Alamo Colleges District has announced a $1 million gift from Malú and Carlos Alvarez to fund scholarships for AlamoPROMISE students to help them reach their educational goals. “Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez recognize the challenges…
Workforce development is at the forefront of everyone’s mind as we continue to navigate the pressures of the pandemic and its impact on the nation’s workforce. From closed businesses and lost jobs to health and…
While Covid sidelined most MentorLinks activities planned for 2020, two faculty-led teams actually leveraged pandemic-related public health precautions to make progress toward their long-term goals to raise awareness of their colleges’ technician education programs. The…
How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local. Hechinger ReportFederal data show that less than 30% of rural residents age 25 and up have an associate degree or higher. A Tennessee model is…