Campus Issues

Ariz. college board to appeal ruling on immigrant student tuition

The state’s largest community college district will ask the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling saying young immigrants granted deferred deportation status are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Associated PressCopyright…


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1 in 5 L.A. community college students is homeless, survey finds Los Angeles Times One in every 5 of the Los Angeles Community College District’s 230,000 students is homeless, and nearly two-thirds can’t afford to…


Reporter’s notebook

STEM scholarships and jobs Tidewater Community College (TCC) in Virginia has established a program designed to boost the number of women and minorities graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The TCC…


Funding roundup

In Michigan, a $2,500 grant to Macomb Community College’s (MCC) Bee Club means wildflowers and fruit trees soon will come to the college’s Center Campus. The grant comes from Bayer Corporation’s Feed a Bee forage…


The next generation of leadership

You’ve heard me tout the importance of face-to-face connections, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) annual convention in April provided ample opportunity for that. Seeing dear colleagues and friends always recharges my energy…


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Trying to get ahead while behind bars Seattle Times Last year, a five-year-old education-for-inmates program — which is offered only at the Washington Corrections Center for Women — had four graduates. This year, it was…


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San Jacinto College developing bachelor’s degree programs Houston Business Journal The Texas college began developing bachelor of science in nursing and a bachelor of applied technology in industrial management programs in preparations for hearings on…


Borrowers wait for promised college loan forgiveness

Danielle Ramos’ student-debt nightmare was supposed to be over. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.More Posts