Campus Issues

Raising giant freshwater prawns — in the desert

Students at Mesa Community College (MCC) in Arizona are working diligently to raise giant freshwater prawns in several carefully constructed aquaponic systems in the college’s Center for Urban Agriculture. Sally Mesaroshis a writer in media relations/institutional…



Helping small business owners power up

After two years of owning and operating the restaurant Star Fusion, Darlene Jones was ready to take a step towards her long-term goal of franchising her business. Rhonda Lipschutzis a marketing and public relations specialist…


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Commentary: The 8 most confusing things about FAFSA New York Times The form continues to confound students, especially those of limited means. Higher education bill could heat up competition for adult students Wall Street Journal…


Newsmakers

New CEOs Kim Blosser is the next president of Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) in Virginia, effective February 1. She is currently the college’s vice president of academic and student affairs. Blosser began her career…


Nearly 2% drop in enrollments

New data indicate that enrollments at public two-year colleges continue to drop but at a slower rate. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website


DataPoints

Headway in humanities: Humanities credentials awarded to minority students increased from 12.9 percent in 1989 to 32.1 percent in 2015. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website


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4 degrees that are better to earn at a community college U.S. News An associate degree or technical certificate in a high-tech field can pay big dividends. Community college instructor to lead National Association of…


Calif. sues over student debt relief claims

The federal Department of Education is refusing to process debt relief claims from tens of thousands of students who had federal loans to attend Corinthian Colleges, California’s attorney general has claimed in the latest lawsuit…


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Community colleges struggle to build women’s basketball teams Chicago Daily Herald Although basketball is the top girls high school sport nationwide and attracted 16,929 participants in Illinois last year, its popularity hasn’t carried over to…