Local economic anchors in a post-pandemic world
It is an American higher education original that delivers so much to so many for so little, and yet its full impact is often underappreciated. It is a lack of awareness that could be potentially…
It is an American higher education original that delivers so much to so many for so little, and yet its full impact is often underappreciated. It is a lack of awareness that could be potentially…
Spring enrollment at public two-year colleges continues to slide — though at a slower pace — but dual enrollment continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, according to a new report from the National Student…
When the Great Recession hit in December 2007 and extended into 2009, key industry sectors imploded and unemployment in the United States more than doubled, to 10 percent. In New York, Borough of Manhattan Community…
Leaders from three state community college systems this week gave an overview of the challenges facing two-year colleges as a result of the coronavirus, from lingering questions regarding how they can use CARES Act funds,…
A national advisory group charged with developing ways to better prepare workers for available jobs is putting a skilled workforce front and center in the country’s economic recovery. During its virtual meeting on Tuesday, the…
The day after Memorial Day, Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio, will launch an online short-term training program that will prepare contact tracers to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. The college developed…
On Monday, Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) had a “soft” opening at all of its locations, but it wasn’t business as usual. Eighty-six students came to the college mainly to return borrowed books and…
During these unprecedented times, families with college-age children face difficult decisions about what to do for the fall semester. In an April Art & Science Group poll of graduating high school seniors, more than half…
There is no Pandemic 101 course or a chapter in any leadership textbook on how to plan for unprecedented crises. But community college leaders have tapped their professional and personal experiences as they forge ahead…
Colleges need to do more for students who are parents, Generation Hope says in a new report. According to a survey conducted by the community-based nonprofit focused on college completion and early childhood success, one…