The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced on Tuesday that it has revamped the College Scorecard, its online tool to help students make informed decisions about their education options after high school. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
During a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on Tuesday that looked at barriers to work, some lawmakers and panelists supported the idea of allowing students participating in the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program to find…
Real-life stories from students struggling to make ends meet help to contextualize and illuminate the financial barriers to college access and success. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is launching a new Federal Work-Study (FWS) pilot program that will include apprenticeships, as well as expanding a pilot program that allows eligible inmates to use Pell grants for a…
Among San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) record 4,000 graduates this spring are several dozen students from San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges who are graduating debt-free thanks to the San Diego Promise free…
The lights were dim in Jason Alvarado’s Thursday afternoon “Ethical Hacking and System Defense” class at Richland College in Texas. Morgan Christianis a media relations intern at the Dallas County Community College District in Texas.More…
Corporate leaders and officials from the White House, government agencies and business groups convened at the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) offices in Washington, D.C., Thursday to discuss how employers and education leaders can…
If state and federal policymakers want to increase college completion rates among minority students, increasing funding for community colleges and regional universities is a good place to start, according to a new brief from The…
In fall 2018, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) and Murray State University (MSU) launched a unique partnership leveraging the two institutions’ skill sets and resources in western Kentucky. Tyra F. Hendersonis an associate…
Community college students are fairly optimistic around their futures, according to a survey by Cengage. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website