The affordability of community college Steve Cochran Show/WGN Radio Joianne Smith, president of Oakton Community College in Illinois, discusses college affordability, including how community college students can use the transfer path. SC4 president puts the…
The student loan debt crisis is about to get worse Bloomberg Borrowers with smaller amounts of debt — those most at risk of default — should take advantage of income-based repayment plans, if they can,…
Mary Patton says she did not have any “career skills” when Barbara Taylor, the instructor of the networking course she took her first semester at Collin College in Texas, suggested attending an info session about…
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CEOs on the move Debra McCurdy has been named the next president of Baltimore City Community College. She will begin in the spring semester. For the past 11 years, she served as president of Rhodes…
Holyoke Community College (HCC) in Massachusetts will use a $50,000 donation from the Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation to help students at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute. The donation will go toward programs, equipment,…
Like many industries, the computing and information technology industry is expecting a significant influx of new jobs over the next few years, and it is turning to community colleges to help develop pipelines for entry-level…
Commentary: Betsy DeVos and her cone of silence on for-profit colleges Brookings Institution Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenges current Secretary Betsy DeVos on her policies regarding for-profit colleges, especially efforts that are delaying…
The middle-skills pathway is experiencing strong growth, even though the number of manufacturing jobs has declined, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor…
Almost 60 percent of students who graduated from public two-year colleges in 2015-16 did so without taking out student loans, according to an annual College Board study on college pricing and student aid trends. About…