Community colleges continue to explore ways to reduce the price of textbooks for students, from relying more on technology to setting flat rates on required course material. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…
Colleges do not fail because of competition, environmental changes or even declining or changing student demographics. Colleges fail when leadership ignores warning signs and becomes paralyzed by tradition or ignorance. John J. “Ski” Sygielskiis president…
Four large community colleges are leading a pilot program to dramatically increase the completion rates of single mother students. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for…
A new national study emphasizes that community college students who attend full-time rather than part-time have significantly higher success rates. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications…
Members of a House higher education subcommittee want higher standards and more oversight of for-profit colleges participating in federal student aid programs. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Two Florida colleges – Indian River State College (IRSC) and Miami Dade College (MDC) – have been named the 2019 winners of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…
The Senate education committee is trying to clarify three issues as it looks to address campus sexual assaults through the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and…
With a new presidential administration and a forward-looking plan to revitalize its economy, Costa Rica is turning to U.S. colleges and universities to help make the country an educational and economic showpiece for Central America….
Relying on high school transcripts rather than placement tests for determining which math and English courses incoming students can take has led to many more students enrolling in and passing gatekeeper courses at Guam Community…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) won’t hold off on issuing new higher education regulations while lawmakers negotiate on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, according to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community…