Virginia in recent months has upgraded its Credits2Careers portal aimed at adult learners, including the military who would like to attend community colleges. It is prepared to go live with a second effort, the Transfer…
Military veterans throughout California soon will march into pre-approved community college course credits, as they have previously in other states like Texas, Virginia and Ohio, giving them the ability to spend hard-earned GI Bill benefits…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) last Friday wrapped up the second of three week-long negotiated rulemaking (negreg) sessions of the Committee on Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility for the Title IV student aid programs. As previously…
Sometimes, when we think about Black History, we think about it as being in the past. At Phi Theta Kappa, Black History is something we live daily. It is very much a part of our present….
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced the finalists for its 2022 Awards of Excellence, which underscore the association’s priorities and brings national visibility to promising practices among its member colleges. A special…
As dean of business and industry at Jackson State Community College in Jackson, Tennessee, Terri Messer has worked for many years to provide specialized training to students who want to work for local companies. And…
Community colleges have long worked with local companies to fulfill their workforce training needs. Now the colleges’ role has moved up to the next level, as they help persuade companies to locate new large-scale, high-tech…
At Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon, the vital work of hundreds of employees providing students with an alternative to high-priced textbooks and classroom materials has paid off in a big way. During the 2019-21…
Whenever Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) has an opportunity to speak during a Senate education and workforce hearing, you can count on him to promote his bill that would allow Pell grants to be used for…
Central Arizona College (CAC) is perhaps a perfect template for reform, considering its focus on Hispanic learners and large percentage of students (about 78%) receiving Pell grants. A few years ago, enrollees also endured significant…