According to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, by 2020 the United States is expected to face a shortage of 5 million workers who are equipped with technical certificates and credentials. The…
Community college officials should be acutely aware of a proposal in the House bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4508, the “PROSPER” Act) that would require colleges to return substantial portions of federal…
Smoke and fire have been part of Brent Reaves’ life ever since his father, John, founded Smokey John’s in 1976. Ann Hatchis the retired director of media relations for Dallas College (Texas) and 2020 recipient…
Suanne Roueche, half of a legendary husband-and-wife team that for more than 40 years has helped shape the community college movement, passed away on December 24. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…
The tax bill passed by Congress on December 20 could further depress community college budgets at a time when other revenue sources are declining. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Students who were defrauded by the for-profit Corinthian Colleges may not get their loans forgiven entirely, the U.S. Education Department announced Wednesday, in a reversal of the Obama administration policy of wiping out the debt….
Every Thanksgiving I travel and take the opportunity to catch up on reading materials. Kimberly Beattyis chancellor of Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Missouri.More Posts
New data indicate that enrollments at public two-year colleges continue to drop but at a slower rate. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Headway in humanities: Humanities credentials awarded to minority students increased from 12.9 percent in 1989 to 32.1 percent in 2015. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Last spring, two Princeton University doctoral students spent the semester at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) becoming acquainted with the college and its students as they prepared to teach there in the fall. Wendy Humphreyis…