Funding roundup
Butler County Community College (BC3) has received a $3 million gift, the largest in its 58-year history and the seventh of at least $1 million in the past nine years. The late Tim Shaffer, a…
Campus Issues
In tandem
Partnership with MIT inspires innovation Tennessee colleges team on robust higher ed pipeline Preparing for non-flying jobs in aviation Partnership with MIT inspires innovation A program that aims to inspire young inventors and entrepreneurs worked…
Headlines
Help wanted: Thousands needed to build electric vehicles in NC. How to get trained. News & Observer Automaker VinFast is teaming up with Central Carolina Community College to develop assessment and skills programs tailored to…
Survey: Kudos to community colleges — again
An annual survey shows that Americans continue to think highly of community colleges — and more than half believe they are underfunded. New America’s “Varying Degrees,” an annual survey about Americans’ perspectives on education after…
Newsmakers
Interim CEO Ray Brooks is coming out of retirement for now to serve as interim president at Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee. He retired in 2021 after serving for 13 years as president of…
Headlines
Chipmakers have plans for new US factories. But not enough workers to run them. Yahoo! Finance The White House says across the country more than 45 community colleges have announced new or expanded semiconductor workforce…
Washington Watch: Diving into ED data
The U.S. Education Department’s periodic data dump through the National Postsecondary Student Assistance Survey, better known as NPSAS, contains essential information about the reach and impact of the federal student financial aid programs. Advocacy for…
Snapshots
Photos from AACC-member colleges and events attended by AACC staff. Nasser Paydar, assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the U.S. Education Department, waits to give his update of ED activities before the American Association of…
Enrollment drops when minimum wages increase
When minimum wages go up, community college enrollment tends to drop, especially among part-time students, a new study suggests. But the same doesn’t happen among four-year institution students. “While there are a number of other…
The next decade of distance learning will be awesome!
Editor’s note: The Instructional Technology Council (ITC) concludes its series of articles focusing on the anticipated impact of distance learning over the next 10 years. For the past six months, the ITC has provided a…