The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) are launching a new network that links governors’ offices, community colleges and workforce leaders to help workers…
With Hispanic student enrollment growing at community colleges, leaders of the HSI ATE Hub — a collaborative that guides STEM faculty at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) toward securing Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants — urge a…
Gone are the days when financial competency was limited to balancing a checkbook. From analyzing price-to-earnings ratios to forecasting economic data, a new tool promises to propel Dallas College students into the ever-changing world of…
After evaluating the health risks of bringing students back to campus while the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is keeping most classes virtual for the fall semester. “The majority of students…
The stakes are high for community colleges as the U.S. Senate starts work in earnest this week on coronavirus stimulus “4.0” legislation. The final version of this bill will greatly affect the resources available to…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Thursday honored the recipients of its 2020 Leadership Award and the Harry S. Truman Award, as well as an award for leadership in diversity presented by a…
At Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) in Oregon, insurance premium rates were flat, or even declining, for five or six years. But that’s no longer the case. For the fiscal year that started on July…
A new national ad campaign backed by the White House and some of the largest U.S. corporations aims to raise awareness about good-paying careers that don’t require a four-year degree. The campaign, called “Find Something…
“If it can be done online, it will be online.” I heard a Hyundai Corp. executive make this observation in a meeting with business leaders as the world struggled to emerge from the Great Recession…
Earning a few community college credits can benefit four-year college students’ academic, STEM and employment outcomes without increasing their student loan debt, according to a new report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC). Four-year…