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Connecting libraries, librarians to student success

Since 2013, North Carolina community colleges have been tracking performance measures focusing on students who need help to catch up and to keep up with their peers. A group of librarians wanted to identify and…



Ky. colleges confer record credentials

Kentucky’s public and independent colleges and universities conferred a record 70,146 degrees and credentials during the 2016-17 year, up 6.6 percent from the previous year and a 34.8 percent gain from 10 years ago. Daily…


FTEs don’t equal students

“What’s your enrollment?” Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website


DACA, front and center

A week-long national campaign among higher education organizations to spotlight the importance of DACA legislation for undocumented immigrant students kicked off Monday less than five miles from the U.S. Capitol. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…


Bumphus named to president’s apprenticeship task force

Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, will serve on the President’s Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. The task force — which represent companies, trade and industry groups, educational…


Innovation is key at new workforce centers

The newly renovated Applied Technology and Trades Center at Aims Community College in Colorado integrates learning into the actual walls of the building. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


IPEDS improved but needs better data

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made key changes to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which is used to measure success rates in higher education. Ellie Ashfordis…


Serving communities threatened by fires

The devastating wildfires of Northern California have prompted at least three community colleges to close through Saturday and Sunday, with a handful of other two-year colleges closing for a day because of poor air quality…


Latinos make strides in attaining credentials

Latinos are making progress in attaining postsecondary credentials, largely among certificates and associate degrees, according to a new report. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website