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Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students Hechinger Report On many college campuses in many states, part-time students remain an afterthought, even though part-timers now make up more than a quarter of…
Campus Issues
Putting community first
Why would a group of 10 people from Temple College brave near 100-degree heat to tour a village for homeless people in Austin, Texas? Ellen Davisis director of marketing and media relations at Temple College…
Washington Watch: Senate releases draft ed funding bill
Republican leaders in the Senate Appropriations Committee this week released a draft funding bill for fiscal year 2020 that would freeze spending for most programs at current levels. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice president…
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With one year to go, here’s where LCTCS stands with its six-year ‘audacious’ goals Daily Advertiser The Louisiana Community and Technical College System’s 12 colleges have more than quadrupled the number of student transfers to four-year…
A new system to gauge acquired skills?
A national workforce policy advisory board convened by the White House is recommending an ambitious system to record all the credentials, skills and work-related experiences attained by Americans so workers and employers can more accurately…
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New Mexico announces plan for free college for state residents New York Times Under the plan, tuition to all state colleges would be free for students regardless of family income. The campaign to end community college stigma…
Paying for apprenticeships
There is widespread agreement that apprenticeship programs connected to community colleges are a great way for employers to attain qualified workers and for students to earn money while learning job skills and working toward a…
Washington Watch: House passes funding for MSIs
The House on Tuesday night passed bipartisan legislation that extends $255 million in funding for minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations at…
DataPoints
The effects of the recession: Right after the most recent recession marked the peak in the percent of community college students receiving federal aid. But the recession also appeared to have cooled employers’ willingness to…
AACC: A century of success
As the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) gathers information to celebrate its 100th anniversary, we recently came across a collection of AACC membership directories in the office, which includes interesting historical facts. For example,…