Commentary: What community colleges do that universities don’t TIME Beyond creating clear academic pathways for students, setting learning goals and measuring progress, increasing access and support for minority and low-income students, and building a culture…
New CEOs Jay Allen will become the seventh president of Itawamba Community College (Mississippi) on July 1. He is currently president of Hopkinsville Community College in Kentucky. Before he came Hopkinsville in 2014, Allen served…
Community colleges across the country are celebrating their graduates this spring. For many students, getting to graduation didn’t come easy, which makes the pomp and circumstance of the commencement ceremony all the sweeter. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha…
Grant program could lead to tuition-free 2-year colleges in Montana The Missoulian The idea would be for the funding — donors would receive tax breaks — to either cover the cost of the remaining tuition bill for…
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on Friday made public-private apprenticeships his debut issue as President Trump’s point man on matching American workers with specific jobs. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This…
Dale Parnell, who led the American Association of Community Colleges through the 1980s and championed the need to help all students transition better from high school to college and on to careers, passed away April…
In Virginia, Lord Fairfax Community College’s Hazel Hall Building project got a boost with a $250,000 gift from Joel and Patricia Barkman and their family. Joel Barkman is the founder of Golden Rule Builders. Hazel…
GOP lawmakers reject Walker’s tech college tuition freeze Wisconsin Public Radio News (with audio) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called for a two-year tuition freeze at the Wisconsin Technical College System. He also proposed increasing state…
There are more high school students taking courses for credit from Tompkins Cortland Community College (TCCC) in upstate New York than there are students at the college itself. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce is an education writer…
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) leader is warning that campuses may close if the system’s budget is cut to the degree suggested by the governor and state lawmakers. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…