Military veterans throughout California soon will march into pre-approved community college course credits, as they have previously in other states like Texas, Virginia and Ohio, giving them the ability to spend hard-earned GI Bill benefits…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) last Friday wrapped up the second of three week-long negotiated rulemaking (negreg) sessions of the Committee on Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility for the Title IV student aid programs. As previously…
As dean of business and industry at Jackson State Community College in Jackson, Tennessee, Terri Messer has worked for many years to provide specialized training to students who want to work for local companies. And…
Info sessions on proposed new NSF directorateFlorida college receives ATD’s Leah Meyer Austin Award A bump in ESLN students Info sessions on proposed new NSF directorate The National Science Foundation (NSF) is preparing to create a…
Whenever Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) has an opportunity to speak during a Senate education and workforce hearing, you can count on him to promote his bill that would allow Pell grants to be used for…
Recent photos from member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. Send your photos to CCDaily. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pennsylvania), who serves on the House Education and Labor Committee, recently visited Butler County Community College…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its intent to update the salary level threshold for “white-collar” exemptions to parts of the Fair Labor Standards Act, a regulatory change that could significantly affect community…
State funding is an important revenue stream for public institutions of higher education. However, the distribution between two-year and four-year colleges varies considerably by state. According to data recently released by the State Higher Education…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has extended the period in which institutions can apply to qualify for its MSI/SIP Eligibility Matrix. It is used to pre-certify institutional status for Title III, V and VII Higher…
As the Covid pandemic continues to linger, community college leaders must balance responsible public health practices with a patchwork of federal, state and local laws governing vaccine and mask mandates – while also grappling with…