Community colleges should better align their noncredit workforce training with their credit programs aimed at transfer students, the Education Strategy Group (ESG) recommends. Having two separate tracks “has resulted in a bifurcated institutional structure that…
Make community college free, says NYC officialDaily NewsNew York City Comptroller Scott Stringer proposes free tuition at CUNY community colleges as part of a proposal to overhaul the city’s workforce development programs. Kellogg Community College…
Community colleges have seen an alarming 9.4% drop in enrollment this fall compared to fall 2019, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. “Community colleges’ enrollment decline is now nearly…
As the start of the 2020-21 academic year approached, community colleges were faced with a myriad of shifting factors when deciding whether to conduct all their classes online due to health concerns regarding the global…
The virtual editions of the Quantway and Statway math courses are boosting students’ successful course completion rates by three to four times the rate of more traditional course sequences, a study by WestEd finds. The…
College graduates’ first year earnings depend on what they study and whereForbesAccording to a new report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 27% of workers with an associate degree earn more…
Eastern Shore Community College enrollment soarsEastern Shore PostEnrollment at Eastern Shore Community College in Virginia is up 22%, due to increased scholarship money and a recruiting drive targeting students who had planned to attend four-year…
While most community colleges have seen a dip in fall enrollments, a sliver of them have actually seen their numbers increase – and it wasn’t by happenstance. To date, public two-year colleges nationally have seen…
Community colleges are experiencing existential crises with more stimulus uncertainYahoo! NewsQuinsigamond Community College President Luis Pedraja said stimulus negotiations are a whirlwind for schools like his that are trying to get by amid the pandemic….
Lane Community College flight instructor Solomon Singer has been using his drone to provide support and surveillance for the Holiday Farm fire east of Eugene-Springfield, Oregon. The fire erupted on Labor Day and caused hundreds…