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South Arkansas Community College signs partnership with Arkansas State University

South Arkansas Community College has a new partnership, that could cut your costs of education. The college signed a transfer agreement with Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. President Barbara Jones and A-state’s chancellor say the agreement will make the transition from an associate degree to a bachelor degree smoother. “So this way if they know […]

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Tennessee Reconnect lets adults go back to college for free. One woman’s story shows it may not be so easy.

Sheeteah Blair’s bleary, watery eyes focused on the accounting homework in front of her at a high-top table at Nashville State Community College. She’s hunched over the book at about 7:30 a.m. in September. She’s been awake since before 4 a.m. Sleep comes when Blair can manage it. A quick nap on the couch after a […]

Private colleges aim to draw community college students to campus

The year before Sydney Anderson arrived at St. Catherine University last fall, she visited its St. Paul campus four times for events tailored to would-be transfer students like her. She stayed overnight in a dorm and scored an invite to the private college’s Day of the Dead bash. I was involved in the St. Kate’s […]

Latino students in California still lag in college success

California’s Latino students are making progress in higher education but colleges and state policymakers should take further steps to help close a continuing ethnic achievement gap, according to a new report by the Campaign for College Opportunity. The nonprofit advocacy group headquartered in Los Angeles called for a series of reforms, including: expanding enrollment at […]

SUNY community college enrollment numbers take a plunge

SYRACUSE, NY — Community college enrollment is down around the country. Onondaga Community College saw a considerable student decrease in just one year. Numbers from SUNY indicate the drop was around 16 percent. “We’ve seen declines steadily since 2011,” Marth Parham, senior vice president of public relations with American Association of Community Colleges, said. Read more […]

Community college experience helps transfer students adjust to campus

This past fall, the University welcomed transfer students for the first time in decades. The nine students come from a variety of backgrounds, including prior enrollment in community colleges and service in the military. Representing a range of ages from 20 to 33, some entered as first-years, others as sophomores. They applied for many reasons, […]

Free Tuition Program Extended to N.H. Community College Graduates

New Hampshire community college graduates who receive the Pell Grant can receive free tuition at the University of New Hampshire through Granite Guarantee-a program that was previously only open to first-year students of the four-year university. The program begins in December and is open to graduates who transfer directly from the state’s community college system […]

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Dayton Community College Receives $900,000 for Student Child Care Aid

The Department of Education awarded a $900,000 grant to Sinclair Community College to help student-parents with child care expenses. The money will be used for the creation of a four-year program for low-income parents attending the Dayton, Ohio school. Read more .

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Delaware Community College Receives Largest Grant in Its History

Cape Fear Community College was awarded a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the largest grant the school has ever received. The Title III grant will be used for staffing and equipment to assist students, according to a news release Tuesday. The school has already received its first payment of $396,518, with […]

University of California System Enrollment Increases, UC Berkeley’s Decreases

The UC system admitted a record number of transfer students for the 2018-19 academic year — the number admitted at UC Berkeley, however, decreased. UC Berkeley’s transfer admits dropped 5.4 percent from 4,752 admits in 2017 to 4,495 in 2018, according to data from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in August 2018. Overall admission dropped 11.2 percent […]

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Survey: Nearly Half of N.Y. Grads Took Remedial Course in College

A statewide coalition focused on better preparing high school students for college and careers released a new survey that shows much work needs to be done. Only one in three recent high school graduates in New York State felt “significantly challenged” by their high school courses. Nearly half of those who went to college reported […]

Tulsa College Adopts New Advising Model

TULSA — Tulsa Community College has achieved a goal four years in the making — providing one academic adviser for every 350 students. It’s a ratio recommended by national education organizations, but rarely attained on Oklahoma public college campuses. Higher education officials say a number of the state’s colleges either don’t have any academic advisers […]

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Jobmarket

Graduate Job Market Hits Five-Year Low as Skills Gap Widens Between Higher Ed and Employers

Higher Ed Joins March on Wall Street to Defend DEI Programs

Most States Fail to Adequately Support Newly-Arrived Immigrant Students, New Report Finds

America's $1.7 Trillion Moral Crisis: A Searing Indictment of Higher Education’s Broken Promise