College students optimistic about the future
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
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Attracting four-year students for the summer
Whether it’s because of the lower tuition, the ability to gain credits while living at home, a particular course they want to take, or a preferable option to a summer job, an increasing number of…
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Outcomes for Asian students: Asian students who started at public two-year institutions have higher persistence and completion rates than any other race-ethnicity group. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Helping staff and faculty SOAR
Clark State Community College in Ohio has about 650 employees; roughly 300 are full time. Though they are all partners in student success across the campus, silos exist. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to…
New approaches to recruit international students
International student recruitment is often the first step in most community colleges’ progress toward campus internationalization. Wayne Wheeleris director of international programs and services at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
Wraparound services and student success
There’s little doubt that “wraparound” services — tutoring, counseling, child care, transportation and other non-instructional services — can help students, especially those at community colleges, complete their credentials. The issue is whether states and the…
House committee passes funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2020 that would increase funding for many programs of interest to community colleges as well as the maximum grant amount of a…
Media turn attention to community colleges
BALTIMORE — It wasn’t that long ago that community colleges didn’t muster much media coverage. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association of…
More on the proposed $150M program
In recommending a new $150 million career and education program geared toward community colleges, House appropriators looked at the success of a previous program: The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program….
It’s not all about big data
BALTIMORE — For years big data has been touted as the go-to source to determine student success. But that view may be changing as the education field looks at other factors in determining success, from…