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Fewer new international students
An annual report on international students shows a nearly 10 percent drop in foreign students who attended U.S. community colleges in the 2016-17 academic year, and that rate may double for the current school year….
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Seven years later, California college program helping to fix transfer process 89.3-KPCC (with audio) To make the degree program happen, faculty groups in each system had to agree on each other’s list of classes for…
Washington Watch: Senate tax bill better, but concerns remain
A tax reform plan released Thursday by Senate Republicans omits several of the provisions contained in its House counterpart that would affect students’ ability to afford college. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice president of…
Celebrating our nation’s veterans
Military veterans often turn to their local community colleges for myriad reasons: to upgrade their workforce skills, attain new ones, earn an associate degree and earn credits for prior learning, among others. In fact, veterans…
Mich. Senate OKs concealed guns in schools
Licensed gun owners with extra training could legally carry inside schools, churches, bars and other pistol-free zones under hotly contested legislation that was approved this week by the Republican-led Michigan Senate, days after the Texas…
Filling the advanced manufacturing skills gap
Kevin Patino, a second-year student at Richland College in Dallas County Community College District in Texas, walked by the advanced manufacturing lab on campus one day and immediately “fell in love” with the state-of-the-art, gleaming…
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CMT Reveals Louisiana Community & Technical Colleges selected for ‘Empowering Education’ tour Broadway World CMT has announced that eight Louisiana community colleges will participate in its inaugural statewide “Empowering Education” tour with country artist and…
GOP tax bill would kill deduction for student loan interest
Millions of Americans would lose the ability to deduct up to $2,500 in student loan interest under the Republican tax bill, a proposal that education advocates say will make college less affordable. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
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Portland Community College’s $185M workforce training bond passes OregonLive.com The approval marks the latest ballot box win for Oregon’s largest postsecondary institution. Tennessee graduates with tech degrees soon will come with ‘warranty’ on skills Chattanooga…