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The No. 1 choice for certificates: Well over half of students who earned a certificate in the 2016-17 academic year received their credential from a public community college. (Read the PDF.) Daily StaffCCDaily is published…
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Washington Watch: Senate passes key appropriations bill
The Senate last week did something it hasn’t done in a while: pass a funding bill for education and job training programs before the new fiscal year started. Time will tell whether the bill will…
More work hours, lower school performance
Nearly 70 percent of all college students work — but those work experiences vary greatly between low- and higher-income students, according to a new study. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as…
Federal advocate for student loan borrowers resigns
The nation’s roughly 44 million student loan borrowers have lost their advocate inside in the U.S. government. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or…
Transforming colleges — and students’ lives
What a difference a year has made for Marcia Schenck, head of the computer technology department at Spartanburg Community College in South Carolina. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
One step closer to offering a baccalaureate
Some of the largest employers in South Carolina expressed that they need more highly skilled technical workers with advanced degrees, and state lawmakers and college leaders have heard their request. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
Staying on track
Student-athletes face challenges that many of their traditional peers do not. Douglas GuthDouglas Guth is a writer based in Ohio.More Posts
A gathering to talk about apprenticeships
College leaders planning to create or expand apprenticeship programs are invited to a national conference October 8-9 hosted by William Rainey Harper College in Illinois. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts -…
Leadership during tragedy
As Antonio Perez retires from the presidency of the Borough of Manhattan Community College on August 31, he is being remembered for increasing enrollment, expanding the number of degree programs and raising the profile of…
Leading change
As I proudly — and gratefully — begin the year as chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors, I am reminded of an unusual fact. Sandra Kurtinitisis president of the…