Student success

Reporter’s notebook

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…


Drone entrepreneur eyes local ag industry

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…


Digital efforts yield enrollment boost: A success story

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…



Two-year college completion rates edge up again

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…


DataPoints: Dyad baccalaureate completions

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…


The now of work

The constant evolutionary landscape of the American workforce has new-collar skills at its core. The significance of this “skill cornerstone” is that it is between fluid and situated economies linked to topography and demography. To…


A tool for leadership development

Since taking over as president of Alvin Community College in Texas in 2021, Robert Exley has been introducing his executive team to the leadership traits and abilities known in the community college world as competencies….


International enrollments increase at community colleges

Community colleges saw a 7.2% uptick in international students last fall, the first time those enrollments increased since the 2016-17 academic year, according to an annual report from the Institute of International Education. More than…


Reporter’s notebook

Colleges add more flexible nursing programs Funding for advanced packaging of chips Virginia approves new teachers academy Info on securing patents New auto tech apprenticeship program in Michigan Colleges add more flexible nursing programs Several…