Students who are single mothers struggle more than students without children to complete college. It’s not because they lack motivation or academic potential, it’s because our higher education system wasn’t built for student parents. Although…
House committee’s GOP targets apprenticeship regs Education for workforce development a focus for new NGA chair San Diego district to place $3.5B bond measure on ballot House committee’s GOP targets apprenticeship regs A few days…
GOP bills require FAFSA form to be ready by Oct. 1 Technical help to foreign companies with U.S. workers GOP bills require FAFSA form to be ready by Oct. 1 Congressional Republicans have introduced legislation…
Maine community colleges’ efforts to tackle workforce shortages got a huge boost Thursday thanks to a $75.5 million investment by the Harold Alfond Foundation that will help the state’s two-year colleges provide free or discounted…
Culturally responsive pedagogy is more than a nice add-on, according to Juan Rodriguez, Jr., and Sarah Belknap. The two community college educators have found that it’s an effective way to build rapport with students that…
More than three-quarters (76.5%) of students who started college in fall 2022 returned for their second year, with community colleges seeing their highest gains in retention rates over the last decade, according to an annual…
America’s community and technical colleges have long been perceived as no-frills institutions that offer specific skill sets, two-year degrees, and a cost-effective path to a four-year college or university. But this image is rapidly changing…
At the heart of community college missions and values is the desire to be inclusive and welcoming institutions where students and employees can bring their authentic selves to the campus. However, that can be difficult…
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a time to celebrate diversity, individuality and the ongoing fight for equality. Editor’s note: This article continues a series in June focused on Pride Month. Sinclair Community College in Dayton,…
Nearly all the adults without a college degree who participated in a Gallup survey about higher education say that having a credential is valuable. But cost and flexibility concerns – such as work conflicts –…