The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has developed a new tool for members to stay up to date on the federal regulatory landscape. The 2024 AACC Regulatory Tracker provides a catalog of the major…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced a temporary workaround to allow students with parents or contributors without a Social Security number (SSN) to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Since…
We know about gaps in enrollment and graduation rates for Black students, but what about those who do finish? What types of credentials are they receiving compared to the graduating cohort as a whole? In…
In many parts of the country, the idea of community colleges awarding a bachelor’s degree is not just novel, it’s unthinkable. Since their beginning, two-year colleges have provided an “open door” to higher education with…
Though it is a relatively new player in higher education marketing, artificial intelligence (AI) has already changed the game for community colleges. It offers unparalleled speed and accuracy for tasks like sifting through large enrollment…
The passage last week by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce of the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951) means that three important pieces of legislation affecting community colleges and their students…
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday approved on a party-line vote the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951), a Republican-backed Higher Education Act reauthorization bill. The measure now may be…
Note from the author: This story is dedicated to the students of Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Massachusetts and to community college students everywhere. I was a community college student, and now I am…
As an undergraduate, I was a mediocre student. I never aspired to be a college president. In fact, it took me three attempts to pass college algebra and six years to earn my bachelor’s degree….
The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced this week that it will update the income protection allowance for the purposes of calculating federal financial aid for the 2024-25 award cycle. As ED worked to meet the…