Funding roundup
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) has received an $8 million gift that it will use to cover tuition for local middle and high school students who later enroll at the college. The gift, the first…
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) has received an $8 million gift that it will use to cover tuition for local middle and high school students who later enroll at the college. The gift, the first…
Community colleges are known for providing hands-on experiences to students, ranging from auto shops, to machine shops, to working farms. But some two-year colleges take such curricular practicum a step further, operating “living labs” that…
When Mark chose a college, affordability was top of mind. “Cost was a big factor for me. I wanted to be able to pay for college without taking out big loans, or really any loans,…
In a major step towards establishing Pell Grant eligibility for students in short-term workforce education programs, House members on Tuesday introduced the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (BWPA). The bill is a product of months-long negotiations…
Broadening dual-enrollment educator requirements CUNY pilot taps students for benefits outreach Colorado college to open aircraft maintenance training center Broadening dual-enrollment educator requirements One of the country’s main higher education accrediting agencies has a revised…
Ethan Moore’s drone is a head-turner. Literally. “People driving by will slow down and then turn around and come back,” Moore says. “They all ask, ‘Is that what I think it is?’” Yes, it’s an…
Each year, community college marketing and admissions teams ask themselves the same question: What can we do differently this year to increase enrollment? At North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC), digital marketing has been a…
Pennsylvania recently approved funds for some of its four-year universities after a months-long standoff in state government. Funds include $600 million for Lincoln, Temple, Pitt, Penn State and Pennsylvania College of Technology while avoiding a…
The average college completion rate for U.S. higher education continues to follow the trend of the past few years: the overall national rate remains stalled, while the rate for community colleges has slightly increased, and…
New transfer data from the U.S. Education Department (ED) illustrate that most community college students who transfer to a four-year institution don’t attain a baccalaureate even within an eight-year window. Only 13% of Title IV…