Fall enrollments dip again
Overall fall 2016 postsecondary education enrollments fell by more than 270,000 students — a 1.4 percent dip — mainly among students over the age of 24, according to new estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse…
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CEOs Laura L. Douglas has been appointed the next president of Bristol Community College in Massachusetts, pending approval from the state board of higher education and contract agreement. She is currently provost at Des Moines…
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Editorial: Embracing a local vision for community college The Columbian In Washington state, community and technical colleges are an important conduit between the populace and the good-paying, career-path jobs that are expected to be burgeoning…
Architecture of a successful program
A U.S. Navy veteran with 25 years of service, Angela Muhammad is working toward a new career that’s close to her heart: Building affordable homes for single parents and the elderly. “I’ve done missionary work…
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Community college students can live in university dorms NJ.com In New Jersey, Mercer County Community College students can live in dorms at a reduced rate on the Rider University campus under an agreement signed by…
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Call for campus child care proved resonant at ballot box Patch.com Two victors in the race for seats on the Austin Community College board of trustees have made expanding child care for ACC students a…
Commentary: The benefits of effective delegation
Editor’s note: This article comes from the current issue of the Community College Journal, which has been published by the American Association of Community Colleges since 1930. As a president, you bear the responsibility for…
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Centralia College focuses on meeting demand for a skilled workforce The Chronicle A gap of over 10,000 more degrees in the mid-level section will need to be fulfilled by community and technical colleges in Washington…
Commentary: Synchronized for success
Communications and marketing professionals in community colleges are responsible for all kinds of communications: internal and external, digital and traditional, curriculum and continuing education, and more. They must be both creative and strategic, integrating the…
DataPoints
Low tuition and fees: Community colleges continue to offer the lowest tuition and fees across all sectors of higher education. Editor’s note: DataPoints is a biweekly feature of the American Association of Community Colleges that…