As expected, the House passed a bipartisan appropriations package late Thursday for the current fiscal year that includes mostly status quo funding for key education and workforce development programs of interest to community colleges. The…
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges Associated Press The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity and…
College enrollment increased again this fall, continuing a cautious recovery for higher education following the decline of the Covid pandemic. But it isn’t four-year institutions driving much of the growth. It’s community colleges. Undergraduate enrollment…
A bipartisan, bicameral funding bill for the current fiscal year would level fund several key programs of interest to community colleges, including the maximum Pell grant award, Federal TRIO programs, Strengthening Community College Training Grants…
LaGuardia Community College will receive nearly $2 million from the U.S. Education Department’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to launch the LaGuardia Workforce Success Engine for Pell-Eligible Pathways. LaGuardia will use the…
Iowa lawmakers, community colleges cite benefits of offering bachelor’s degrees Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa lawmakers and community college leaders have found themselves on the same page about the potential benefits of offering baccalaureate degrees based…
Community colleges have historically served as engines of regional economic development, drawing on strong community integration to translate labor market needs into accessible education. However, rapid technological change and the decline of entry-level jobs now…
Education funding chaos weighs on Colorado community and rural colleges Colorado Sun Cuts to programs perceived as having a DEI focus are hitting training for nurses, cops, welders and other high-skill trades hard. Community college…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced the recipients of the latest round of grant awards through its Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), with selections based on new program categories set…
ED to update Accreditation Handbook New BSIs named in California Bill offers employers tax break for training New Hampshire college designated national cyber defense center Green light for new baccalaureate program ED to update Accreditation…