A faster pace of learning Havasu News Mohave Community College in Arizona has adopted competency-based education for students pursuing a degree in substance abuse counseling, allowing students to complete their courses faster through self-paced, individualized…
The number of students earning their first undergraduate degree — both associate and bachelor’s degrees — in 2015-16 declined by 1.4 percent from the previous year, according to a new report from the National Student…
Community colleges: Is drug testing part of job training? Andalusia Star-News Acting Alabama Community College President Jimmy Baker said at a hearing that the community college system is exploring drug testing for students who are…
Elizabeth Johnston teaches English at New York’s Monroe Community College (MCC); Tori Matthews teaches biology. While the courses they teach are very different, Johnston and Matthews are passionate about the same subject: textbook cost. College…
Ky. college gets $15M from state for manufacturing center WDRB Jefferson Community & Technical College will get $15.2 million in state funding to cover about half the cost of a planned downtown instructional building for…
How Trump’s immigration order ‘dealt a blow to higher education’ Yahoo Finance Beyond a humanitarian perspective, some people outside academia argue the loss of these international students will hurt universities’ bottom lines. Why this community…
Tuition freeze at Ohio public colleges would continue under Gov. Kasich’s budget Cleveland.com Tuition and mandatory fees at Ohio’s public two- and four-year colleges would remain frozen for two years under Gov. John Kasich’s proposed…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam this week unveiled a program that would allow adults to gain a college degree for free. Adults in Tennessee without degrees can already attend Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology tuition free…
Free college tuition could become a reality — at least in these states Yahoo FinanceThere are currently 12 states that have some type of legislative activity happening around this issue. Community colleges aren’t just cheaper…
The 2017 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention in April is the place to learn about models of student success. Below, AACC board member and San Jacinto College District Chancellor Brenda Hellyer describes what…