There’s little doubt that “wraparound” services — tutoring, counseling, child care, transportation and other non-instructional services — can help students, especially those at community colleges, complete their credentials. The issue is whether states and the…
Polk State College is dedicated to providing affordable, accessible higher education to the residents of Florida’s Polk County and has done so for more than 50 years. As the needs of our community have shifted,…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2020 that would increase funding for many programs of interest to community colleges as well as the maximum grant amount of a…
As a student at Holyoke Community College (HCC) in spring 2015, Tony Dismukes took on one of the most significant assignments of his life. He tried out for the Massachusetts college’s baseball team. Chris Yurkois…
Washington state moves toward free and reduced college tuition, with businesses footing the bill New York Times Washington State lawmakers have taken a major step toward offering free or reduced college tuition using funds from…
BALTIMORE — It wasn’t that long ago that community colleges didn’t muster much media coverage. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
Free community college would boost state’s budget Connecticut Mirror A proposal to provide free community college tuition in Connecticut to recent high school graduates would lead to a dramatic surge in enrollment and would thus…
In recommending a new $150 million career and education program geared toward community colleges, House appropriators looked at the success of a previous program: The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program….
BALTIMORE — For years big data has been touted as the go-to source to determine student success. But that view may be changing as the education field looks at other factors in determining success, from…
College in Houston offers $20 courses KHOU-11 Houston Community College is offering classes for only $20 as part of its Career4U program, which provides certificates in business, construction management, information technology, healthcare, transportation and adult…