Northeastern Technical College (NETC) serves three counties in South Carolina with rural areas where internet access is either not available or too expensive. When the pandemic hit in spring 2020 and the campus’ buildings closed…
Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans House hearing on pathways for dislocated workersMichigan college offers stipends for good attendance Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans A House bill introduced this week would provide…
Dorms for NJ’s county colleges?NJ SpotlightSome of the community colleges are looking to reach beyond their regions by adding housing, giving their students some of the atmosphere that those who live on campus at four-year…
Pennsylvania’s Reading Area Community College (RACC) has received $300,000 from the Neag Foundation to support nursing students. Over the next two years, the college will use the award to fund scholarships for students enrolled in…
To promote STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), several federal agencies — including the U.S. Education Department — recently announced a few STEM-related funding opportunities. In April, ED released two notices for fiscal year…
Biden is pushing community colleges even as attendance plummetsQuartzThe reasons for the attendance decline are not straightforward, but the background of the students help illustrate some of the reasons, says Martha Parham, vice president of…
iStock May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Thirty-eight percent of all AAPI undergraduates in the U.S. attend community college, according to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Community College Daily…
A new report by the Strada Education Network shows that many adults who planned to further their education have changed or dropped those plans over the course of the pandemic. To date, more than one-third…
Commentary: Helping students make informed decisions on collegeThe HillYou don’t buy a car without the ability to compare prices, quality and financing options. The same goes for buying a house. Why can’t we do this…
San Antonio College (SAC), which is one of five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District in Texas, is the winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. When SAC President Robert Vela was…