The Aspen Institute on Tuesday announced the 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for its $1 million 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence — including 62 colleges that weren’t eligible for the…
The American Association of Community Colleges and 14 other national postsecondary education organizations have agreed to use a new credential registry as well as common language to describe credential information in an effort to make credential…
For Dustin Meador, it seemed as though the nagging, complex and contentious issue of college transfers was the Texas legislature’s Moby Dick: The problems were big and obvious, but solutions were elusive. Jim PatersonJim Paterson…
As community colleges struggle to maintain enrollment, rural colleges are finding they can attract more students, including dually enrolled students, by expanding distance learning options. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts -…
As expected, the House Education and Labor Committee on Thursday approved the College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674), a comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government…
Evaluating the campus climate — particularly in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion — is a necessity but also a large undertaking. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor…
Community colleges are the most common destination for adults who years ago left college without earning a credential but now are coming back, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center….
Democrats and Republicans on the House education committee seem to agree that not all U.S. jobs require a college degree, and that more can be done to help students access postsecondary programs that lead to…
For more than 4,000 years we’ve recognized the unique value of apprenticeships, and they are gaining steam today, particularly in new fields like healthcare, where workforce demand, bipartisan support and some new thinking at community…
Charles Fadel, founder and chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign, began his speech at the 2019 Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference by expressing admiration for the educators — mostly community college faculty —…