As community college campuses reopen post-Covid in an environment of declining enrollment, intercollegiate athletics programs are emerging as a potential draw for recruiting students. Serving as a key enabler of successful student-athlete programs are services…
Community college enrollments continued a significant downward slide this spring, but an increase among their freshmen offers a sliver of hope for larger increases in the fall, based on a new report by the National…
Workforce development is a hot issue on Capitol Hill. As Congress this spring continues to hold hearings to gauge workforce shortages in many industries, a common thread has appeared in the hearings: the role of…
How can community colleges better plan for the future (or, better yet, futures)? Developing your futures mindset is a good start. Parminder K. Jassal, founder/CEO of Unmudl Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace and of SocialTech.ai, has partnered with…
A new report from international science-based manufacturer 3M highlights persistent gaps in Americans’ views on education and careers related to STEM and the skilled trades. The report observes that the skilled trades continue to have…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and Google have announced they will partner on a program in support of rural community colleges. The Google Career Certificates – Rural Serving Community Hub will support up…
In speaking about the importance of advancing equity and economic mobility during his remarks at the 2022 AACC Annual, U.S. Education Under Secretary James Kvaal emphasized that “a strong community college might be the most…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is encouraging colleges to use available allotted money through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to address student, faculty and staff mental health. The department on Thursday issued new…
Too many California college students spend too much time figuring out where their next meal may come from, or how to pay for it. When students have proper access to food, they stay enrolled and…
Being a college president anywhere right now is both challenging and exhilarating. Leading in times of a global pandemic, social and civil unrest, political divides, extreme weather and climate change, the Great Resignation, decreasing enrollments…