Modernizing accreditation
Higher learning accreditation has been around for more than a century, but the regional and national bodies that provide it have needed to evolve their processes and standards over time to ensure they stay current…
Higher learning accreditation has been around for more than a century, but the regional and national bodies that provide it have needed to evolve their processes and standards over time to ensure they stay current…
Bill proposes lower threshold for foreign gift reporting Part-time police academy in Michigan At the forefront on climate change Bill proposes lower threshold for foreign gift reporting House Republicans have introduced a bill that would…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has completed an analysis of the U.S. Education Department’s recently published final rule on gainful employment (GE). The rule affects certificate program eligibility and establishes a new federal…
MiraCosta College has received two grants for more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing education for diverse, underrepresented community college and high school students. “Through experiential learning,…
Promising practices to increase diversity in higher ed Tax-free Pell bill introduced in Senate Promising practices to increase diversity in higher ed The Biden administration on Thursday released a report that outlines strategies to increase…
Nearly half of California community college students are food insecure, almost three out of five are housing insecure, and about one-quarter are homeless. These are some of the findings from a Community College League of…
With no signs of progress in crafting a bipartisan funding extension, a federal government shutdown looks all but inevitable starting October 1. The closure will affect government staffing, program administration and the distribution of public…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is receiving reports from community colleges across the country that the U.S. Education Department (ED) has notified them of former students who previously took out federal loans and…
The Biden administration on Wednesday late afternoon released final regulations to protect college students against certificate programs that leave them with unaffordable debt or no improvement to their earnings. The regulations also aim to provide…
Community colleges comprise nearly a quarter of the more than 360 higher education institutions that are committing to a national effort to be more transparent and clear about their student financial aid offers. The College…