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No chips on their shoulders
Clint Day is one of those students who hopes to walk out of Richland College (Texas) with an associate degree and straight into a full-time job. Debra DennisDebra Dennis is the senior news manager at…
AACC asks ED to ease overburdensome regs
While it recognizes that federal regulations are necessary, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has flagged a few of them as particularly overburdensome for its member colleges, which can unduly present compliance issues for…
Three $1M commitments in 3 years
Pennsylvania’s Butler County Community College (BC3) has received a $1 million commitment from Janice Phillips Larrick, matching the two highest gifts in the college’s 52-year history and representing the third such donation in the past…
New N.Y. free-tuition program covers 22K students
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the nation’s first tuition-free college program for students at two-year and four-year public schools will pay the bill for about 22,000 New York students in its first year. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
More single moms are also college students
More single mothers are attending college, with most of them going to community college, according to a report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…
N.M. mulls spending on dual enrollment
New Mexico officials are reconsidering whether increasingly popular college-level classes taken by high school students warrant growing public subsidies. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,…
Four-year itch
When Ohio in late June became the latest state to let community colleges award four-year degrees, Clark State Community College President Jo Alice Blondin was ecstatic. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce is an education writer based in…
Serving as president during tumultuous times
The community college presidency represents an amazing opportunity to make a tremendous difference and impact in the community that the college serves. Kathleen Plinskeis campus president of the Osceola, Lake Nona and Poincinana campuses at…
N.Y. campuses to help establish village in Haiti
Ten campuses in New York’s public university system — including Nassau Community College (NCC) — are part of a project to establish a sustainable village and learning community in Haiti. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…