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Analysis Suggests That Free Community College Would Create a Surge in Enrollment

A proposal for free community college is nowhere to be found in the governor’s budget bill or in the budget under discussion in the General Assembly, but proponents of the measure have not given up. They say new numbers showing the possibility of a dramatic surge in enrollment and large revenues make the plan too […]

May 7, 2019

Success Stories at The Heart of CMT Education Tour

“The fact that I felt like knowledge is important (and) school is valuable” is what Dr. Delita Thompson-Johnson, 48, said made her go back to school to pursue a higher education. “That’s the only way that we are going to personally advance,” she said. “For me, in order to progress and succeed in the business […]

May 5, 2019

Community Colleges Will Soon Shift Away From Placement Tests

A 2017 bill is expected to be widely implemented this fall across all California community colleges. Assembly Bill 705 was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on October 13, 2017. The law prohibits California community colleges from using placement tests to determine eligibility for prerequisite courses. “We should see a reduction in ‘time to […]

May 5, 2019

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Nader Urges Connecticut Governor to Reject Community College Consolidation

Add Ralph Nader to the list of those who think consolidating the state’s 12 community colleges into one is a bad idea. Nader, the quintessential consumer advocate, Connecticut native and sometime presidential candidate, wrote a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday asking him to put the breaks on a plan that he calls dangerous, […]

April 23, 2019

Is a Big-Ticket Plan to Help California’s Community College Students Worth The Cost?

Rey Blanco is running for president — at least if he gets enough signatures from his San Jose City College classmates to get on the ballot for the upcoming student government election. At 36, Blanco is in his first semester of community college, and for the first time in his life he’s embracing school. He’s […]

April 23, 2019

Hawai’i Legislature Approves Funds to Support Nutrition Employment and Training Program For Students in Need

The Hawai’i State Legislature has approved $455,000 in funding for the next two fiscal years to support a new workforce education and training program called Hawai’i Nutrition Employment and Training (HINET). The program supplies financially struggling students with financial assistance that can amount to over $4,700 a year for food, transportation, books and other education […]

April 18, 2019

Expanding Global Education for Community College Students

ORLANDO — Efforts to empower and prepare Pitt Community College (PCC) students for success in the global economy began with a vision from three deans. Although initial surveys on global education at the college indicated hesitancy to begin the work around globalizing the campus, college leaders and faculty have increasingly supported the internationalization of students’ […]

April 16, 2019

AACC Annual Convention Shines a Spotlight on the Value of Community Colleges

ORLANDO — Leaders from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) believe that it is a “moral imperative” for the institutions to further their support of the millions of students who show up at their campuses. This was the emphatic message AACC president and CEO Dr. Walter G. Bumphus shared with a packed ballroom of […]

April 16, 2019

City Colleges of Chicago, SIUC Partner to Provide New Degrees for Working Adults

Under a new agreement between City Colleges of Chicago and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), students who graduate from Daley College or have earned an associate degree are eligible to pursue a bachelor’s degree in industrial management and applied engineering at Daley College’s new Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center (MTEC). The new program was created […]

April 14, 2019

CCCSE Reports Offers Insight into Connection Between Mindset and Student Success

The ways in which community colleges and other institutions structure their students’ learning experience through policy, pedagogy and practice can play a significant role in shaping students’ academic mindset, according to a new report released this week from the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE). CCCSE’s report, “A Mind […]

April 9, 2019

Northern Wyoming Community College District to Consider Adding Bachelor’s of Applied Science Degrees

Officials from the Northern Wyoming Community College District are gathering data to obtain an understanding of community and student needs as they are considering adding bachelor’s of applied science degrees. This option follows a recently passed bill by state legislatures that allows community colleges throughout Wyoming to offer bachelor’s of applied science degrees to its […]

April 7, 2019

Study: Contra Costa Community College District Positively Impacts its Region

According to a new study by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI), the value of the Contra Costa Community College District in California is beyond the educational services for students to establish a positive impact on the regional economy. The community college district consists of Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College. In […]

April 7, 2019

Organizations Announce Merger to Reach More Students

Two organizations working to serve underrepresented students have merged as of April 1. Gateway College National Network is now an initiative of Achieving the Dream (ATD), working together to link the success networks for high school and college students to improve college readiness, expand personalized student supports, and broaden services to help colleges graduate more […]

April 2, 2019

Tennessee’s Community Colleges See Improvements in Graduation Rates

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), which includes 13 public community colleges in the state, has struggled to increase graduation rates in previous years. That’s changed recently however, as the graduation rate has increased from 13.6 percent in 2010 to 25.4 percent. At a recent board quarterly meeting, Russ Deaton, the board’s executive vice chancellor […]

March 22, 2019

Three NC Community Colleges to Benefit from Current ECSU Aviation Program With Coast Guard

Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), home to the second largest U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Base, is working to train the next generation of aviators through an agreement with the Coast Guard. Last month, Elizabeth City approved two agreements: One for a new partnership that offers students at three North Carolina community colleges the ability to […]

March 21, 2019

JPMorgan Chase Grant to Enhance Aspen Institute’s Community College Leader Development Initiative

The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program will expand its efforts to train and prepare aspiring and current community college leaders thanks to a new $3.2 million grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation announced this week. Aspen’s grant award is part of a five-year, $350 million investment by JPMorgan Chase to equip individuals with the skills […]

March 21, 2019

CCC Board Approves Shift From Using Unreliable Placement Exams, Remedial Courses

Newly approved regulatory changes by the California Community Colleges (CCC) Board of Governors will help prevent students from being wrongly placed into remedial courses that aren’t required in certificate or degree programs and create roadblocks to student success. “We are ending remedial education as it has existed for decades,” said CCC Board of Governors president […]

March 19, 2019

SUNY Erie President Talks Enrollment Concerns, Possible Solutions

The drop in high school graduates and low unemployment rates in the Williamsville, New York area, are factors of SUNY Erie Community College’s low enrollment, said Dr. Dan Hocoy, Erie’s president. Hocoy also recently appeared before the County Legislature, where he cited the drop in high school graduates and low employment rates and said the […]

March 15, 2019

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