Photos from institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. SOWELA Technical Community College alumna Jeneè Fox participates in an acrobatic flight test with the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences. Fox was recently named an…
After 25 years in higher education leadership, spanning classrooms, boardrooms and crisis rooms, one lesson rises above the rest — one I wish I had fully appreciated at the start of my journey: leadership is…
Logistics and supply chain management are no longer confined to a company’s back-end operations. These principles of the modern business world are now a crucial facet of organizational strategy — or at least they should…
With many community colleges still preparing to start their fall terms and many students in the process of registering for classes, it’s too soon to get solid numbers on fall enrollments at community colleges. But…
I have been working in education for a long time and have been through the many changes that inevitably come with time. For community colleges, change is constant as we strive to meet the ever-changing…
A new report highlights the tight rope community colleges walk when it comes to onboarding students before they even begin classes, with more than half of them nearly quitting because of various obstacles, such as…
College students who take an independent study expect to work by themselves, guided by a professor. But for five Raritan Valley Community College students enrolled this summer in a Theatre Independent Study class with theatre…
Over the past decade, apprenticeship degrees have created affodable pathways into various occupations, ranging from cybersecurity to the skilled trades. These programs address the talent gap in middle-skill jobs and offer students early exposure to…
Investments by colleges and universities in online non-degree credentials have more than doubled since 2018-19, with nearly 70% of public two-year colleges leading the way, according to a new report assessing online learning in higher…
These are daunting times for community college administrators. MiraCosta College, under the leadership of President Sunita Cooke, has adopted a forward-thinking approach to planning that considers multiple scenarios, including not just a reduction in funding…