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Social media for college presidents

By now, your marketing and communication teams have almost surely embraced social media as the spear-point of low-cost, high-touch targeted outreach to potential students. What’s more, cultivating an online community of students and college staff…


Trump scraps Obama campus assault guidance

The Trump administration on Friday scrapped Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new instructions that allow universities to require higher standards of evidence when handling complaints. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated…


Still keeping it simple

Higher education homepages have had a history of being cluttered. With every department vying for homepage placement, visitors were often left to fend for themselves. “Click here” was the mantra, often leading a visitor to…


The lasting impact of Mentor-Connect

Grant funding from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program can transform STEM (science, technology, education and math) programs at community colleges. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More…


Fla., Texas colleges welcome back students

Students returning to Florida’s Broward College this week were greeted with a party, as the college is reaching out to help students get back to normal after Hurricane Irma. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community…


DataPoints

Relying on state funding: State funding accounted for 31 percent of community colleges’ revenues in 2014-15. Six years earlier, it was at 36 percent. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website



Being good neighbors

Community colleges traditionally have provided a combination of liberal arts education and/or career training, depending on a student’s goals and outlook. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts


Lessons from a VFA journey

For years, Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) observed, noted and raised concerns regarding the mismatch between the community college mission to impact a diverse range of students and communities, and the ill-fitting standards used…


Tennessee Promise: The proof is in the numbers

If you’re wondering if the Tennessee Promise works, the proof is in the numbers. Holly Trotter-Vincentis the public information coordinator at Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee.More Posts