AdminOther NewsStudy Finds Connection Between Public Community College Promise Programs and Enrollment IncreasesA new study funded by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) found a correlation between public community college promise programs and an increase in enrollment among female and underrepresented students. Read MoreOctober 27, 2020Other NewsErie County Community College Launches Search for First President“Of the responsibilities placed upon the Board of Trustees under the Community College Act of 1963, none is more in keeping with the high-minded purpose of a community college than the board’s responsibility to seek and name a community college president,” said Ron DiNicola, chairman of the board. “The college president represents the very spirit, […]October 25, 2020Other NewsPrince George’s Community College to Select Architect for $62M Student CenterPrince George’s Community College is nearing its selection of an architectural firm to design a $62.5 million expansion of its student center, which is set to almost double in size. The revamped student center is not necessarily the most expensive or even the biggest expansion that PGCC has embarked upon in its broader overhaul of […]October 25, 2020Other NewsCalifornia Community Colleges System Receives $100 Million Gift to Help Students in NeedThe California Community Colleges system announced Tuesday that it has received $100 million to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and afford basic living expenses, the Los Angeles Times reported. Read MoreOctober 23, 2020Other NewsAnne Arundel Community College Survey Finds Partisan Divide in Judgement of Coronavirus ResponseA survey of a group of local residents released Friday by Anne Arundel Community College (Md.) shows an eight-year low in approval of the direction the county is headed, likely driven by frustration over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A survey of 448 Anne Arundel residents released Friday shows an eight-year low in approval […]October 23, 2020Other NewsTheresa Felder Named Harford Community College’s Next President, the First Black President in School HistoryTheresa B. Felder has been appointed the 10th president in Harford Community College’s history — and its first Black president — the institution’s board of trustees announced Friday. Read MoreOctober 20, 2020Other NewsIllinois Community Colleges See Big Drop in Enrollment Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Reflecting National Declines in Higher EducationEnrollment at Illinois community colleges plunged nearly 14% this fall, an indication that low-income and older students who typically favor the institutions might be struggling to pursue higher education because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read MoreOctober 20, 2020Other NewsOakland Community College Creates To-Go Lunch Service, Run by Culinary StudentsIn a lot of ways, the pandemic changed the restaurant industry. Now, students studying culinary arts at Oakland Community College are learning those changes first-hand. While students usually help run a restaurant at the college’s Farmington Hills campus, 27055 Orchard Lake, the program has moved to serve meals with a bit more mobility. Read MoreOctober 20, 2020Other NewsSNAP Eligibility Boosted for Up to Nearly 75,000 New York Community College StudentsGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Oct. 16 actions aimed at reducing food insecurity among community college students, older adults and disabled New Yorkers. These actions include expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to up to nearly 75,000 low-income college students enrolled in career or technical education course work and shortening the SNAP application […]October 20, 2020Other NewsCleveland Community College Gets $1 Million for Health Science NeedsThe coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult to educate and train new workers across the board. But it has been especially difficult on the nursing and health science program at schools like Cleveland Community College. Due to current restrictions, students aren’t always able to get into certain clinical sites they need to learn valuable work […]October 16, 2020Previous PagePage 31 of 286Next Page
