When it comes to fundraising for community colleges, Ann Decker has some advice: listen to the potential donor and be transparent. It’s on that bedrock strategy that the Indian River State College (IRSC) Foundation in…
Columbia State Community College has received a $19,300 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. The Tennesse college’s project will revolve around the book “Beloved” by Toni Morrison. The NEA Big Read grant supports…
House Ways and Means passes its legislation for reconciliation billPoised for a bigger role in workforce development House Ways and Means passes its legislation for reconciliation bill The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday…
Tucked in the trillion-dollar tax bill that the House Ways and Means Committee is now working on is a provision of immense financial benefit to community college students. The change would eliminate the taxation of…
Phoenix College (PC) alumnus Jay Faulkner, class of 1947, has become the largest individual donor to PC, the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation and the Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) with a bequest of $4.7 million. The…
The House Education and Labor Committee on Friday approved its $761 billion component of a House reconciliation bill that would expand federal Pell grants and establish free community college tuition in participating states. The legislation…
A Pennsylvania community college has won the top prize in a U.S. Education Department (ED) competition that highlights high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs that also address equity and access. In addition, the first runner-up is a community…
The House Committee on Education and Labor released on Wednesday legislation that would establish free community college tuition in participating states, raise the Pell Grant maximum award, support efforts to increase student success and increase…
Watching fall enrollment numbersMeasure aims to double CTE funding Watching fall enrollment numbers As colleges roll into the fall term, community college officials and advocates are closely watching enrollment numbers to gauge whether students are…
The House Ways and Means Committee will mark up legislation on Thursday that would revive a popular workforce development program in which community colleges play a key role. The committee’s reconciliation bill would include $9.1…