The world is theirs
Prior to her first trip overseas, Jamey Yeager had embarked on family vacations to cruise destinations such as Jamaica and Mexico. Yeager’s maiden global adventure took her to Japan, a 7,000-mile journey made possible by…
Student success
Supporting student success beyond academics
Success in the community college – for students, staff and faculty – requires “college fluency,” or knowledge of the non-curricular support services and resources offered on campus. Earlier this year, Ithaka S+R and Borough of…
Adding up student success
The subject that spawns the most anxiety for students of any age is math. For many potential or current college students, worries about their mathematical abilities can impact their plans about what to study. Meanwhile,…
How community colleges can realize the full potential of apprenticeships
As a growing number of Americans question the value of traditional higher education, they’re searching for other meaningful paths to gain the knowledge and skills that can propel them up the economic ladder. Last year,…
Do community college bachelor’s degrees pay off?
When I tell people I study the outcomes of bachelor’s degrees awarded by community colleges, I usually get a somewhat puzzled look. After a bit of explanation, the question usually boils down to: Does earning…
Latest data on community colleges from Richmond Fed
Based on traditional federal data — specifically, from the U.S. Education Department’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — the “student success” rate at Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) in South Carolina doesn’t look so great. But when…
Snapshots: AACC fall meetings
Photos from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) fall meetings, which included commissions and the AACC board of directors, held in Washington, D.C., November 12-15. (All photos: Adam Auel/AACC) Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
The benefits and balance of high dual enrollments
Like many public two-year colleges across the country, Flint Hills Technical College in Emporia, Kansas, has embraced dual enrollment, a program that allows high school students to simultaneously take college-level courses, usually for credit and…
‘We just saved a life’
When three East Central College (ECC) nursing students found themselves at the scene of a serious car accident, they were ready to save a life. Their quick response, grounded in training, experience and unwavering resolve,…
Telling the full community college story
When Thomas Barkin became the eighth president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Richmond Fed) in 2018, one of the things he wanted to take a closer look at was rural-versus-urban outcomes…