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Tenure eliminated at Oklahoma colleges Inside Higher Ed Faculty members at regional public and community colleges in Oklahoma can no longer be granted tenure. College’s new lab will train workers for Eli Lilly’s planned $3.5B…
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State funding for higher ed cools Arizona college expands its three-year degree program Stronger system connections in Connecticut State funding for higher ed cools An annual report on state funding for higher education shows a…
Powering the pipeline
The U.S. manufacturing industry has more jobs available than skilled workers to fill them. This gap is forecast to widen further, with 3.5 million positions opening over the next decade, according to the National Association…
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Michigan free college program boosted adult enrollment, study finds Higher Ed Dive Community colleges saw an average increase of 623 students due to the program, which seeks to help eligible adults get a tuition-free associate…
43.6%: The baseline for Lumina’s new ‘credentials of value’ measure
Last spring, Lumina Foundation announced a new national goal to steer more Americans toward good-paying jobs: By 2040, 75% of adults in the U.S. workforce should have a college degree or credential of value leading…
Creating a pipeline for CNC careers
As production manager at Branch Medical Group, a medical equipment manufacturer based in Royersford, Pennsylvania, Brad Bouchard knows firsthand the demand for machinist computer numerically controlled (CNC) operators. His plant can’t hire them fast enough….
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Commentary: Let community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees American Enterprise Institute (blog) Instead of waiting around for four-year institutions to lower prices, policymakers should allow community colleges to apply their low-cost model to bachelor’s degrees. This…
Exercise program draws dual-enrollment students
When Michigan’s Montcalm Community College (MCC) launched its new exercise science degree this fall, the program gained immediate traction. Dual enrollment in local high schools quickly emerged as a cornerstone of the program, allowing students…
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Here are 5 reasons why 2026 is an exciting year for community colleges University Business “Community colleges and technical colleges are becoming more than educational providers,” said Erika Liodice, executive director for the Alliance for…
Why community colleges must recenter learning in community life
For more than three decades, community colleges have been asked to do more with less while continually justifying their value to students, employers and policymakers. Since the 1990s, accountability reforms and performance‑based funding have elevated…