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This Oregon college knocked textbook prices down from $200 to $40 with one move Nation Swell Since its 2015 launch, Chemeketa Community College’s independently run Chemeketa Press has printed 33 titles and saved students more…
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Early College students’ continued success
Students participating in Early College High Schools (ECHS) are significantly more likely to earn a postsecondary degree within six years of graduating high school than students of similar backgrounds who did not partake in the…
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High school students get a look at high-paying technical jobs KSL.com In Utah, the heavy equipment industry is partnering with Salt Lake Community College to create curriculum to teach students skills that can help them…
Marketing online courses in a crowded field
Editor’s note: This article is part of a bimonthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR), an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. Andrea Hansteinis director of…
Providing opportunity in juvenile centers
Community colleges and other higher education institutions are known to partner with prisons to educate adult inmates, but they also work with juvenile justice centers to help incarcerated youths in a similar way. Angela Menneckeis…
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California college students’ biggest struggle is juggling jobs to pay for food and housing, survey finds Los Angeles Times Nearly two-thirds of California students say their biggest obstacle to succeeding in college is costs —…
Quick on the uptake
Why do businesses like to team up with community colleges? Because they grasp what company partners need and respond quickly. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Apprenticeships continue to grow in N.C.
The number of people served by North Carolina’s apprenticeship program increased by almost one-third in fiscal year 2019, according to a report from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Brian Longis communications director for…
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Where the 2020 candidates stand on free college, student debt U.S. News & World Report Free college and the cancellation of student loan debt have emerged as the higher education darlings among the most progressive…
Common threads in guided pathways
Early participants of the guided pathways model to improve student success have taken various approaches to develop and implement their efforts for whole-college redesign, but they do share some common elements, according to a new…