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Commentary: 4 principles for a free community college program that works for all Center For American Progress Currently, free community college plans commonly require students to meet credit hour or age requirements in order to…
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Arizona Dreamers struggle after losing cheaper tuition
David Montenegro worked part-time restaurant jobs and took advantage of Arizona’s lower in-state tuition as he labored through years of college. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be…
Taking fewer loans and lower amounts
Fewer first-time, full-time students at public two-year institutions are taking loans to pay for college, and those amounts also are lower, according to a new federal report. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and…
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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal offers bill to help provide low-income parents training for in-demand jobs MassLive.com With jobs across the country going unfilled due, in part, to a lack of skilled workers, U.S. Rep. Richard…
Washington Watch: Why don’t more students in need receive financial aid?
Each year, millions of students — including many intending to attend community colleges — begin the process of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), but a significant percentage of these never complete…
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DeVos: PROSPER Act aligns with administration’s goals U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Tuesday continued to emphasize the importance of career preparation, especially for jobs…
Re-examining developmental education
State community college systems and their two-year colleges have spent the 2010s re-examining and redesigning decades-old developmental education tracks to ensure students get what they need — and only what they need — with an…
A vineyard for viticulture apprentices
A new half-acre vineyard at Cuyamaca College (California) that is part of a groundbreaking viticulture apprenticeship program to meet a growing demand for skilled workers in the region’s wine-making industry will be dedicated on June…
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The higher education nearly all Americans love The Atlantic Despite news reports that Republicans are generally skeptical of college, there are certain programs and institutions that they are quite warm to. Michigan Democrats propose free…
More of the same
Undergraduate enrollments for this spring compared to last spring dropped 1.8 percent (275,000 students), with public two-year colleges seeing a 2-percent drop (107,000 students), according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research…