Finishing with little debt: Significantly fewer two-year degree students finish their degree with student loan debt than students earning credentials from for-profit or four-year institutions. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Promise programs are more effective when community college students are given targeted support services, according to two new studies by MDRC. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
First class of San Diego Promise students set to graduate 10News About 100 students in the San Diego Promise program will get their associate degrees next month. Is a big-ticket plan to help California’s community…
Signaling its interest in finding ways to better prepare inmates for successful re-entry into society, the Trump administration on Monday held a day-long event at the U.S. Education Department focused on promising practices, as well…
Elizabeth Warren unveils ‘broad cancellation plan’ for student debt Yahoo! News The Massachusetts senator’s plan involves forgiving up to $50,000 in student debt for 42 million Americans before reforming the higher education system “that created…
New CEO Galen DeHay will serve as the next president of Tri-County Technical College (South Carolina), as of July 1. He is currently senior vice president at the college, a position he’s held for four…
In the five years I have served as president of Tarrant County College’s newest campus, TCC Connect, I and my team have been charged with developing opportunities for typically non-traditional college students to achieve their…
Alex Johnson, president of the Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) District in Ohio, will become chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors on July 1, succeeding Sandra Kurtinitis, president of the Community…
To understand the impact that Marian Shivers had on the community college sector, look at the people who have received the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA) award that carries her name. Matthew DembickiMatthew…
Meeting the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) recommendations for structural reforms, including the guided pathways model, means colleges need to become more agile, according to Magda Rolfes, practice manager for the Community College Executive…