New funding formula for California community colleges will help students succeed Sacramento Bee Under the governor’s plan, colleges would receive 60 percent of their funding based on their total enrollment, plus additional funding based on…
Several Washington community colleges are recipients of community grants from College Spark. A total of $1.5 million was awarded to K-12 and postsecondary institutions. The grant funds new and promising practices that can lead to…
Abigail Aguillon was born with a heart defect. And, although it’s not a requirement, the empathy that she imparts to patients who have similar heart ailments gives her an inside track on their care. Debra…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…