AdminOther NewsState Board of Virginia’s Community Colleges Initiates Name Review at Patrick Henry Community CollegeMARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – The State Board of Virginia’s Community Colleges has issued a resolution for all 23 community colleges in the Commonwealth to review the names of their respective buildings, facilities or college names. This decision was made at the most recent meeting of the Board. Read MoreJuly 21, 2020Other NewsThe Central Valley’s Madera Community College Becomes California’s Newest Community CollegeCalifornia has its newest college: Madera Community College. The college, located in California’s Central Valley north of Fresno, was recognized Monday by the California community college system’s Board of Governors as the 116th college in the system. Previously, the campus was Madera Community College Center and operated as a satellite campus of Reedley College. Read […]July 21, 2020Other NewsFour-Year College Students Benefit From Taking Some Community College CoursesEarning a few community college credits can benefit four-year college students’ academic, STEM and employment outcomes without increasing their student loan debt, according to a new report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC). Four-year college students who took one to 10 credits at a two-year college had a 4.5 percentage point higher bachelor’s degree […]July 21, 2020Other NewsAlabama Community College Hopes for Higher Enrollment Amid PandemicAlabama’s Jefferson State Community College hopes to maintain and grow enrollment numbers for the fall 2020 semester. “I think our overall enrollment will hopefully be level and maybe even up a little bit,” Jefferson State Vice President of Student Affairs Mike Hobbs said. Hobbs said he thinks the pandemic could drive more students to enroll […]July 17, 2020Other NewsNew Scholarship at Ohio’s Lakeland Community College Aims to Fill Local Health Care ShortageLakeland Community College, in partnership with Medical Mutual of Ohio and Lake Health, has announced a new scholarship available for students in health care fields that have critical shortages. Medical Mutual of Ohio has established the new scholarship fund through the Lake Health Foundation. According to the school, the funding amount totaling $100,000 will help defray the […]July 17, 2020Other NewsAmerican Association of Community Colleges Honors This Year’s Select LeadersThe American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Thursday honored the recipients of its 2020 Leadership Award and the Harry S. Truman Award, as well as an award for leadership in diversity presented by a trade publication. The annual awards ceremony is held during the AACC annual convention, which was canceled this year due to the pandemic. […]July 17, 2020Other NewsNavigating New Campus Sexual Assault Investigation Rules Will Be Challenging, Say Some CollegesWhether new federal rules governing how to resolve cases of on-campus sex crimes will, as many critics fear, prompt some victims to stay silent about being assaulted is yet to be shown. Nevertheless, in the lead-up to an Aug. 14 deadline to comply with those regulations, many colleges and universities, as well as attorneys, acknowledge that navigating […]July 17, 2020Other NewsToo Early to Assess Fall Enrollment at Community Colleges, Say ExpertsWhile some experts are expecting a jump in the popularity of two-year institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the data doesn’t yet reflect such a trend. “Community college enrollment tends to be countercyclical,” said Paul Feist, vice chancellor for communications at the California Community Colleges’ chancellor’s office. Based on experiences during previous economic downturns, it […]July 17, 2020Other NewsCalifornia Community College Athletic Association Moves All Fall Sports to 2021The California Community College Athletic Association, which has 110-member colleges and approximately 24,000 student-athletes, has approved a contingency plan to move all fall sports to the spring season. The association further said the return to athletics in January will only occur if it is safe to do so and that decision will be guided by […]July 14, 2020Other NewsNational Junior College Athletic Association Moving Football Season to Spring Amid COVID-19 PandemicThe National Junior College Athletic Association voted on Monday to move most of its sports, including football, to the spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision will allow football teams to start preseason practices on March 1, with an eight-game regular season starting at the end of the month and running through May. It will impact 512 […]July 14, 2020Previous PagePage 38 of 286Next Page
