A game-changer for a generation
A group of kindergartners in Virginia recently brought home good news to their parents: their college tuition, textbooks and fees would be paid for when they graduated from high school. In fact, all current K-12…
Funding
Funding roundup
With new federal funding, community colleges can work to increase the number of Hispanic and low-income students getting degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Several colleges have received Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM and…
Washington Watch: Evolving guidance on federal vaccination mandate
Community college leaders across the country are striving to optimize the health and safety of their campuses related to Covid. While much is being done voluntarily or guided by local and state governments, the federal…
Answering the workforce call
When Anthony J. Iacono took over as president of County College of Morris (CCM) five years ago, he inherited a strong academic transfer school for students moving from high school to four-year colleges — and…
If you build it, will they come?
There is perhaps no perfect time for community colleges to build new facilities as the pandemic and other factors impact student enrollment. Fall 2020 admission at community colleges dropped 10% from a year earlier, according…
A local long-term commitment to free college
A foundation in rural southern Virginia is pledging $10.3 million to ensure new high school graduates in the area can attend the local community college free of charge. The Harvest Foundation on Thursday announced the…
Funding roundup
A $200,000 gift will establish a holiday light display at Arkansas State University – Mountain Home (ASUMH). The gift comes from retired ASUMH Chancellor Ed Coulter and his wife, Lucretia Norris Coulter, in memory of…
Default rates continue downward trend
New federal data show that the student loan default rate for community colleges saw a large decrease in fiscal year 2018 — dropping 3.6 percentage points to 11.5%. The big dip is, in part, due…
Some silver linings in fall enrollments
Fall enrollments at community colleges appear to be fairly flat so far, with a few colleges seeing some upticks and a few seeing small drops. But enrollments at a few two-year colleges have bounced back…
Funding roundup
With $300,000 in grant funding, Durham Technical Community College will be able to offer a new pharmaceutical manufacturing workforce training program. The North Carolina college received a $240,000 Economic Adjustment Assistance grant from the U.S….