International students bring invaluable diversity and global perspectives to our classrooms. However, adjusting to a new educational system and cultural environment can be challenging. Here are five essential tips that community colleges can do to…
DOL kills apprenticeship rule aimed to raise labor standards, increase DEI HR Dive The U.S. Department of Labor won’t move forward with its embattled apprenticeship rule meant to update the existing Registered Apprenticeship program. Lawmakers…
The six community college teams in the 2024-2026 MentorLinks cohort met their mentors in October in Washington, D.C., and quickly fell into discussions about the details of their plans for improving a STEM technician education…
The future of short-term Pell Politico’s Weekly Education With a Republican-controlled Congress and the support of Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for education secretary, some policy advocates in favor of short-term Pell think it could have…
The seven community colleges in the 2023-2025 MentorLinks cohort are all maximizing the American Association of Community College program’s connections to the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) community to enhance their technician education initiatives. New York’s…
Opportunity to ‘redefine ourselves’: KCTCS board OKs recommendations for community college system WKMS The recommendations include changes to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System’s governance, making the system the sole provider of dual-credit courses…
In fall 2005, the Kalamazoo Promise became the first-of-its-kind “promise” scholarship program in the country, covering up to 100% of the cost of college tuition for eligible high school graduates in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Since then,…
New CEOs Matthew Dempsey will serve as the next president of Lone State College (LSC)-University Park. He has been serving as the Texas college’s interim leader since June. Dempsey has 25 years of experience in…
College graduation rates are up. We can thank community colleges. Marketplace New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that more than 60% of students who started working toward a degree in 2018…
More than two-thirds of students enrolled in public community colleges in fall 2022 were enrolled less than full-time. This is the first of two DataPoints that describe part-time student enrollments in community colleges, as reported…