The funding formula for Texas’ 50 community college districts has stayed virtually the same since 1973, while the state’s share of two-year schools’ total budgets has steadily declined from nearly two-thirds to less than one-quarter…
As Congress prepares to take up legislation that would, in part, infuse billions of dollars into higher education and workforce development, a well-regarded research and policy institute is saying it’s also time to overhaul how…
Howard Community College (HCC) has announced that it is expanding its apprenticeship programs with the help of a $250,000 grant from the Maryland State Department of Labor. The announcement was made at an event celebrating…
As college enrollment plunges, schools must adapt to post-pandemic realityCNBCFederal funding through the CARES Act helped institutions develop online learning models and cover unbudgeted costs from the pandemic, says Martha Parham of the American Association…
Expanded grants give more students money to attend collegeAssociated PressAdditional recent high school graduates will be able to pursue a degree from any North Carolina community college thanks to a newly expanded grant program. Illinois…
After weeks of negotiation among Democrats, House on Friday passed the Build Back Better (BBB) Act (H.R. 5376) by the narrowest of margins, 220-213. The BBB is fiscal year 2022 budget “reconciliation” legislation, which means…
Mt. Hood Community College’s newest career path for its region’s large contingent of refugees and other immigrants began — as many things do — in Las Vegas. Some of the college’s leaders had joined other…
New Jersey community colleges host National Apprenticeship Week eventsNew Jersey Business MagazineNew Jersey’s community colleges will host a variety of events (in-person and virtually) to mark National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 15-21), including panel discussions about…
Students in Mesa Community College’s (MCC’s) Green Flag program will benefit from a $70,000 grant from the Santander Consumer USA Inc. Foundation. The Green Flag program provides students with office space, business tools and the…
House lawmakers on Thursday heard about how community colleges are helping to prepare workers sought by small businesses or to become self-employed — and they also had a chance to ask what Congress can do…