A GED and career path
Up until two years ago, a high school diploma was the minimum educational credential required for a job at the University of Kansas Health System, which operates a sprawling network of hospital buildings and medical…
Campus Issues
Handling clinicals, apprenticeships and more
Community colleges across the country are shifting classes to online instruction in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re finding more challenges in figuring what to do about nursing clinicals, apprenticeships and other hands-on programs….
AACC news & notes
Event information Cancel your convention registration by March 27 You can cancel your convention registration for a full refund, or you can apply your 2020 base registration to the 2021 convention. If you are planning…
Federal efforts pertaining to COVID-19
Congress and the Trump administration are working on legislation and guidance related to federal student aid and other issues affecting colleges and students as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Education Department (ED)…
Spring sports done for season
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), which includes 415 public two-year college members, has canceled its upcoming basketball championships as well as its spring sports season. NJCAA initially postponed the season until April 3…
e-Headlines
Drive-thru coronavirus screenings offered at Blue Ridge Community College Blue Ridge Now An offsite, mobile screening site for coronavirus opened Sunday on the main campus of Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock. Fulton-Montgomery Community…
Newsmakers
Presidents on the move Lisa Avery will be the seventh president of Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon, beginning July 1. She is currently campus president of Sylvania Campus at Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon,…
The Census, students and COVID-19
The U.S. Census Bureau aims to complete its 2020 Census as scheduled. The bureau said in a press release this week that it is monitoring the coronavirus and making some changes to how it collects…
Senate bill would ease rules on returning student aid
As many colleges and universities head into uncharted territory in addressing concerns over the coronavirus, Senate Democrats have introduced a bill to relieve students from paying back their Pell grants and student loans when college…
Coronavirus, community colleges and the equity gap
During the best of times, the differences between community college students and students at America’s private and public flagship universities are sizable and challenging. During crises, like the current coronavirus pandemic, they can be staggeringly…