AdminBlogs/OpinionLouisiana Community and Technical College System Celebrates 20 YearsThis month, Fletcher and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the system’s creation. This is a significant milestone for every community throughout the state. In 1998, people from around Louisiana voted to create a new future for higher education. In doing so, they unified educational opportunities for our […]October 23, 2018LeadershipNew Jersey Governor Announces Community College Opportunity Grant RecipientsThirteen New Jersey schools were chosen as pilots for the first stage of the new Community College Opportunity Grant program. Students who earn less than $45,000 and take six or more credits in the Spring 2019 semester are eligible to receive the grant. Read moreOctober 23, 2018LeadershipAffordable CollegeThroughout the years, college has gotten more expensive than it has ever before, and it seems like the cost keeps rising. Even though the state and federal governments and the universities provide financial aid, it can still be tough for families of students attending the institution of higher education. “A college has many funders. Federal […]October 19, 2018LeadershipHispanic-Serving Community College in Colorado Receives $2.4 Million Diverse Education GrantPueblo Community College President Patty Erjavec says the school she leads has a recipe for success. And after hearing that PCC was the recipient of a five-year, $2.4 million Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education, she said the success can develop even more. “We are very excited because we have not received […]October 19, 2018LeadershipDetroit Area Community College Says Tax Proposal Needed to Sustain OperationsIt’s natural when you hit your 50s to take action to strengthen your financial security. Such is the case for Wayne County Community College District this year as it observes its Golden Anniversary and asks voters to approve a tax proposal to sustain operations. The college is seeking approval Nov. 6 to combine and continue […]October 19, 2018Workforce DevelopmentDoylestown, PA Community College Plans $14 million Training CenterA new $14 million building planned for Bucks County Community College’s Gene & Marlene Epstein campus in Bristol Township will enhance and expand the college’s jobs training programs and help fill the “skills gap” for local and regional manufacturers and businesses, according to college and county officials. Speaking during a brief ceremony on the campus […]October 19, 2018LeadershipDelaware Community College Receives Largest Grant in Its HistoryCape 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 […]October 19, 2018Blogs/OpinionModel College AgreementsNorthern Virginia Community College-George Mason U. Agreement Model for Other Schools Under prodding from the General Assembly that goes back years, Virginia’s four-year institutions are finally developing an easier path from community college to a bachelor’s degree. Unfortunately for students, it is spreading slowly. Unfortunately for anybody obstructing the process, there is one place where […]October 18, 2018AcademicsUniversity of California System Enrollment Increases, UC Berkeley’s DecreasesThe 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 […]October 18, 2018Workforce DevelopmentHartford Businesses, Colleges Form Synergetic RelationshipsKiley Russell’s story was all too familiar. In her mid-20s, with some college experience and lots of student-loan debt, Russell spent time waitressing and bartending while she searched for a rewarding career she could sink her teeth into. She went back to school last year, but rather than study anthropology or sociology like she had […]October 18, 2018Previous PagePage 116 of 286Next Page
