Why aren’t more adults finishing community college?Brown Center Chalkboard (Brookings blog)Getting adult learners with some college credits to re-enroll in community colleges might not be that easy, but connecting with them before they stop out…
In the midst of a pandemic, five Northern Essex Community College (NECC) professors spent the fall semester creating partnerships with two French universities that will provide a global experience for students without the need for…
Digital technology is disrupting all sectors of the economy and higher education is not an exception. Between 1997 and 2006, we witnessed the use of networked computers for collaborative learning, and the following decade was…
Supply chain issues have put a spotlight on the need for skilled truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), there’s a shortage of 80,000 truck drivers. Luckily, many community colleges have been offering…
Individuals who recently resigned from their jobs and don’t plan to return to the workforce for a few months aren’t just sitting around: A good proportion of them are taking short-term online courses to prepare…
Community colleges have been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic for the past two years. The pivot to virtual learning was driven by necessity, but community colleges were not strangers to online learning. Pre-pandemic, community colleges…
Nearly 7.7 million people had jobs related to trucking activity in 2020, excluding the self-employed. But like other industries, the sector is currently in dire need of qualified employees, especially drivers. In 2020, there were…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is accepting applications for its annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC), which encourages student innovation in STEM that can address real-world challenges. The competition, held in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF),…
Men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college. Gender gaps are exceptionally and needlessly high in some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs like mechatronics, robotics, cyber defense, math and health sciences. According…
Twenty months ago, Covid-19 flipped our worlds and drove us to rely even more on digital technologies to communicate, learn, work, shop and stay connected. During the early months of the pandemic, higher education moved…