Student success

A system-wide approach to growing transfer rates

Falling transfer rates have been a concern among higher education experts for several years. But collaborations between community college and university systems and statewide reforms show promise in reversing declines. Nationally, the number of community…


Reporter’s notebook

ED announces HSI grant recipients Service National Guard members ED announces HSI grant recipients The U.S. Education Department on Thursday announced it will award $37 million through 64 grants to colleges and institutions – including…


Follow up on fall enrollments

As more community colleges announce their fall enrollments, the figures seem to support our initial report that it may be a promising term for two-year colleges. Many community colleges are seeing modest increases, with some…


More flexibility sought in WIOA for innovation

Flexibility was the word of the day at Wednesday’s House hearing on ways to revamp the nation’s main workforce development legislation. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), last reauthorized in 2014, doesn’t provide the…


In tandem

A training partnership with Korean auto parts supplier Unique counseling internships Developing sign language interpreters A training partnership with Korean auto parts supplier Global auto parts supplier Seoyon E-Hwa and Savannah Technical College (STC) are…


Gather, analyze and develop

Since 2022, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) has administered its Skills for Success program through which Alabama community colleges across the state train employees in new careers. The training comprises self-paced online instruction followed…


Snapshots

Photos submitted by member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. Prince George’s Community College student trustee Sade Davis introduced President Joe Biden, who visited the Maryland college on September 14 to deliver a…


Lending an empathetic ear

Not long ago, Middlesex Community College (MCC) student Maddy Fadden needed help finding a safe place to live. Going through peer mentorship training at the Massachusetts college both directed Fadden to the proper resources and…


Fostering Latino student success

An early childhood education program at Reading Area Community College (RACC) in Pennsylvania looks to improve the skills and successes of Latino workers in those jobs. A community health worker program at Chicago’s Richard J….