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UW System will propose merging two- and four-year campuses to cut costs, raise graduation numbers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is expected to announce this week a sweeping proposal to…
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150 colleges eligible for 2019 Aspen Prize
The Aspen Institute on Wednesday announced the 150 community colleges eligible to compete for its $1 million 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence — including nearly 60 colleges that weren’t eligible for the 2017…
Taking one more course can matter
A new report emphasizes the benefits of part-time students adding more courses — even just one — in helping them persist and complete a credential. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community…
Fighting human trafficking, one trucker at a time
Lynette Cervantes recounts the time a scantily clad young girl knocked on the door of her truck cab at an Albany, N.Y., truck stop. The temperature outside was 20 degrees. Michael Bratten, Lynette Cervantes, John…
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How drones could be ‘lifesaving’ in an emergency CNN Disaster drones designed and built at Hinds Community College in Mississippi can, among other things, deliver medicine to hard-to-reach remote locations. Study: Percentage of CPS students…
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Virginia’s pay for performance grant unique take on ‘free’ community college WVTF (with audio) Students pay a third of the cost up front. If they complete the class and earn their credential, the state pays…
Funding roundup
In Colorado, Red Rocks Community College’s Rocky Mountain Education Center (RMEC) will work to create safer workers using a $155,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Susan Harwood Grant Program. The grant funds a one-day…
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University of Maryland gets $219.5M gift for scholarships Middletown Press An endowment of a pilot program will provide need-based scholarships to 40 engineering majors who come from Maryland’s community colleges. State needs skilled workers American…
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Serving CTE: Nearly 90 percent of certificates and half of associate degrees awarded at community colleges are in career and technical education. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Over half of for-profit students defaulted on loans
Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press….