As the coronavirus upended students’ lives, colleges and universities abruptly transitioned to remote learning and often relaxed deadlines around pass/fail. Numerous community colleges introduced voluntary pass/no-pass grading options. But do the pass marks from these…
Jefferson community college sees big enrollment drop from historically black neighborhoodsCourier JournalJefferson Community and Technical College’s overall minority enrollment is down 27 percent from this time last year. And enrollment from Louisville’s historically black neighborhoods…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) are launching a new network that links governors’ offices, community colleges and workforce leaders to help workers…
With Hispanic student enrollment growing at community colleges, leaders of the HSI ATE Hub — a collaborative that guides STEM faculty at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) toward securing Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants — urge a…
After evaluating the health risks of bringing students back to campus while the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is keeping most classes virtual for the fall semester. “The majority of students…
Iowa colleges expect increased enrollment in fall 2020WQADEastern Iowa community colleges are expecting to see higher enrollment in the fall. Maricopa County Community College District will keep sports, shifting to start of 2021AZcentralThere will be…
CEOs on the move Tammeil Gilkerson is now president of Evergreen Valley College (EVC) in San Jose, California. She has spent most of her career in the California Community College system, serving most recently as…
Washington Watch is written by AACC’s government relations office. According to the Chinese proverb ascribed to Lao Tzu, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” For some, the journey is linear,…
Earning a few community college credits can benefit four-year college students’ academic, STEM and employment outcomes without increasing their student loan debt, according to a new report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC). Four-year…
If it seems that surveys are ubiquitous, perception is reality. It is not only that more surveys are being conducted, but they are receiving more attention. For evolving situations like the pandemic, surveys offer one…