The average 2025-26 tuition-and-fees sticker price for public two-year colleges is $4,150, which is an increase of 2.7% (or $110) for full-time students compared to last fall, according to an annual report on college pricing…
A wide-ranging Senate hearing on expanding apprenticeships held on Wednesday included discussions on the critical role that community colleges can play in growing the programs in industries that need skilled workers. The hearing held by…
Community colleges are joining other organizations in intensifying their efforts to combat student hunger as uncertainty persists over funding for the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Two federal judges last week directed the…
Two New Jersey community colleges have collaborated on a unique forum about the future of agriculture in the northwest part of the state, bringing together leaders in farming, education and politics with the hope of…
For most of the 52 community college students and alumni who participated in the 2025 ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference’s student poster session last week, it was their first time in Washington, D.C. For all but…
Futurist, economist and author Shawn DuBravac told the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) principal investigators that the way they collaborate is their “superpower.” At a time when many enterprises focus on protecting proprietary information, DuBravac said…
Fifty-seven students and recent alumni of Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects shared their work during a poster session this week at the 2025 ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference in Washington, D.C. Many of the students displayed…
Access to high-speed internet has become as essential to modern life as electricity or clean water. In today’s economy, broadband connectivity is the foundation for education, employment, healthcare and innovation. That is why I am…
They gathered in the nation’s capital during a prolonged federal government shutdown. Right before the stoppage, congressional Republicans eyed to further cut federal spending — perhaps even trimming funding for the very program that supports…
While most community college leaders verbally connect workforce and economic development, there is often little understanding beyond asserting this connection. As a result, community colleges have been unable to articulate a vision that emphasizes economic…