Grant funding buoys bottom lines, strategies
Seven-figure grants to community colleges were once a rarity. Not anymore. Ed Finkelis an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts
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Funding roundup
Forsyth Technical Community College, the Winston-Salem Alliance and the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina recently announced the launch of the Winston-Salem College Guarantee, funded primarily through a four-year, $870,000 grant by BB&T Corp. Under…
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College of Southern Maryland (CSM) received $350,000 from the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund to complete interior renovations and build out its Velocity Center. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan joined Rural Maryland Council Board First Vice…
ECMC Foundation launches Basic Needs Initiative
Community college students in Arkansas, California, Michigan, Texas, Washington and elsewhere will benefit from a first-of-its-kind initiative in the philanthropic and postsecondary education sector to help address basic needs insecurity among college students. Matthew Dembickiis…
Covering your bases
Editor’s note: This article is part of a monthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. From new student orientations to…
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North Carolina’s Durham Technical Community College will use a $50,000 grant from RTI International to establish a scholarship endowment fund for early childhood education students. Tabitha Whissemoreis a contributor to Community College Daily and managing…
Endowments: They’re not just for elite universities anymore
No. 196. Ed Finkelis an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts
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Three Connecticut community colleges will work to increase the number of low-income students entering and succeeding in college using a seven-year, $25.8 million U.S. Department of Education grant awarded to the state. Manchester, Naugatuck Valley…
Funding roundup
Michigan’s Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) plans to create a more personalized advising system for students, using a five-year, $2.1 million Strengthening Institutions grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Tabitha Whissemoreis a contributor to…
Would CAA help non-degree students?
Democrats and Republicans on the House education committee seem to agree that not all U.S. jobs require a college degree, and that more can be done to help students access postsecondary programs that lead to…