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Maryland proposal for free community college is part of a national trend. But does it work? Baltimore Sun Free college tuition programs like the one lawmakers approved in the final hours of Maryland’s General Assembly…
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Former ITT nursing students find closure at PCC
It may have been a temporary training program, but it will have a lasting impact on its graduates. James HillJames Hill is the public relations manager at Portland Community College in Oregon.More Posts – Website
Not your average vending machine
in Michigan, Grand Rapids Community College students are preparing for exams with the help of an unusual resource: a laptop vending machine. David Murrayis director of communications at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan.More Posts
One college’s problem is another college’s solution
Madison Area Technical College and Waukesha County Technical College in Wisconsin have found mutual benefits from a partnership between a truck driving program and a diesel equipment technology program. Susan Pohorskiis a public relations and…
Women leaders advise their peers
It was during a session on women aspiring to become college presidents at last year’s American Association of Community Colleges’ Annual Convention that Elizabeth Pluhta and two colleagues were inspired to pitch a similar session…
Commentary: This is what Trump gets wrong about community colleges San Diego Union-Tribune If there is any confusion about what they do, visit one of the local campuses and talk with one of the 12…
For-profit colleges struggle despite administration support
The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and an image battered by past misdeeds, even as the Trump administration tries to offer a helping hand….
Thousands apply for Tenn. free-tuition program for adults
More than 10,000 people have applied to a new program in Tennessee that allows adults to attend community college or technical schools tuition-free, according to Gov. Bill Haslam. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All…
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Workforce credentials: Nearly 60 percent of adult workers have some postsecondary credential. Among credentialed workers with no degree, 43 percent have postsecondary credential. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
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California community college students will be guaranteed admission to UC — if they meet requirements San Francisco Chronicle Students who begin community college in fall 2019 and do well in courses that the University of…