The seemingly straightforward process of colleges notifying individuals about the amount of student aid they are eligible for, as well as the costs of attending the college, has suddenly generated heated attention. AACC is involved in…
After the higher education community noted its concerns in a joint letter, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) no longer plans to transition to a new enrollment management system (EMS) in mid-January. Instead, the…
Enrollment declines, community college to four-year university transfers and human resources are some of the challenges facing community colleges, says Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) — but…
The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) final regulations for new Pell Grant eligibility has set the parameters for this important new eligibility for community colleges. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) had submitted detailed comments…
The College Board last week issued its latest annual report detailing the most-recent information on college costs and student aid — the financing equation. The document, “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid,” provides a…
The 2022 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Principal Investigators’ Conference began this week with a virtual session for community college presidents to learn from their peers about how to use ATE grants from the National Science…
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a federal district court’s opinion that the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated federal law. In its October 5 ruling, the appeals…
The White House last week hosted a national conference on hunger, nutrition and health to accompany the release of a new national strategy to combat food insecurity, improve food quality and strengthen nutrition-related health outcomes….
The U.S. Senate this week began to move a temporary funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR). The legislation would keep appropriations at current year (fiscal year FY 2022) levels through December 16. Between now…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday announced a final rule to rescind the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program, ending a fledgling effort to expand apprenticeships that was marred in politics from the start. DOL said…