Campus Issues

California governor calls for new online college

California Gov. Jerry Brown has asked the California community college system to “take whatever steps are necessary” to establish a new, online-only community college. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


‘Nudge campaign’ yields big jumps at Del Mar

Over the past year, Del Mar College in Texas has doubled down on identifying and supporting students who were close to earning a degree but at risk of not completing. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…


Associate-degree colleges have most diverse presidents

Public associate degree-granting institutions have the highest proportion of women and minority presidents of any type of higher education institution, according to a new survey of U.S. college and university presidents. Daily StaffCCDaily is published…


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Now that community and technical colleges are free, what’s stopping Tennesseans from enrolling? WPLN-FM Even after the state has started waiving tuition for most students at community and technical colleges, other barriers such as transportation…


ED guidance on year-round Pell

The U.S. Education Department has issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that provides guidance on implementing the recently reinstated Year-round Pell Grant program. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts -…


Funding roundup

Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), with a donation from Citizens Bank, will bring training to the doorsteps of companies. Tri-C received $60,000 in the first year of a multi-year commitment to support the new Citizens…


Miss. pushes former students to finish college

Mississippi officials will target as many as 158,000 students who have completed some college courses, but no degree, under a new program encouraging them to go back to school. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press….


A new tuition category in Maryland

Residents of certain out-of-state counties are now able to attend eligible Maryland community colleges at a lower tuition rate. As a result, some colleges could experience an enrollment boost. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community…


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Commentary: Community colleges crucial Colorado Springs Gazette In the debates about the role education plays in our nation’s economy and democracy, we too often overlook our two-year colleges, write Gene A. Budig, former president of…


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Dreamers allowed to stay in U.S. for now New York Times President Trump will not immediately eliminate protections for Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, according to memorandums issued Thursday…