AdminOther NewsCollege Classes for HS Students Have Been Growing in Popularity. But With K-12 Schools Shuttered, COVID is Fueling a Dual-Enrollment BoomAmber Bennett was 11 when she took her first class at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. As a seventh-grader, she was eligible for College Credit Plus, a statewide dual enrollment program designed to increase access for low-income students, students who were the first in their families to attend college and children of color. “It […]June 26, 2020Other NewsCity Colleges of Chicago Suspend Sports for 2020-21 Because of COVID-19 ‘Caution and Concern’City Colleges of Chicago have suspended athletics for the 2020-21 academic year as a precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic. The colleges will offer most classes remotely, online or through distance learning this fall, but a statement sent to the Tribune noted team sports will be canceled “out of an abundance of caution and concern for […]June 26, 2020Other NewsReport: Maricopa Community Colleges Cancel Sports for 2020-21 SeasonThe 10 community colleges that comprise the Maricopa Community College system in the Phoenix area are cancelling their sports for the 2020-21 season, according to a tweet from Lee Patterson, sports radio host and sports director at KATO-AM in Safford. No official word yet if the season is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns or for budgetary […]June 26, 2020Other NewsDelta College Now Offering Two Years of Free Tuition for First-Time, Full-Time StudentsSTOCKTON (CBS13) – San Joaquin Delta College is now offering two years of free tuition to all first-time, full-time students. California community colleges offer free tuition to some students, but Delta College is extending their offer, regardless of income. Most classes will be online, but some will be a hybrid of online and in-person. Read […]June 23, 2020LeadershipColumbus State Community College Removes Christopher Columbus Statue From CampusColumbus State Community College has removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from its campus, saying the statue was “not consistent” with the school’s values. The statue, which has stood on the community college’s campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, since 1988, was disassembled on June 19. It took several hours for workers to saw the statue […]June 23, 2020HealthThousands of Community College Students Withdraw After a Lost Semester Amid CoronavirusStevie Carpenter dropped out of high school, earned his GED, enrolled at L.A. City College and at age 25 has been accepted to attend UC Davis this fall, where he plans to study neurobiology. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown another major challenge at him: online classes. Carpenter couldn’t keep up with general chemistry, a […]June 23, 2020Other NewsEducation Department Limits Emergency Aid Causing College Access Advocates to WorryThe U.S. Department of Education has officially excluded students ineligible for federal financial aid from receiving coronavirus emergency aid under a regulation made public on June 11. Doubling down on its original guidance to universities, the department notably excludes undocumented and international students, among others, from relief funds under the CARES Act, a decision announced […]June 23, 2020Other NewsDuring the Pandemic, 3 in 5 Students Face Food and Housing Insecurity, a New Study FindsIt’s no secret that college students are struggling with food, housing and job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a new study from the Hope Center For College, Community, and Justice detailed the magnitude of the problem, surveying 38,602 students at 54 colleges and universities in 26 states. The study found that about three in five students experienced […]June 19, 2020Other NewsCan Bachelor’s Degree Programs at Community Colleges Increase Access? A New Report Says YesHigher education is constantly wringing its hands over how to make college more affordable. A new brief by the think tank New America proposes a tool the authors say more states could be using: four-year degree programs at community colleges. Today, 23 states authorize community college baccalaureate degrees, starting with Florida in 2001, according to the report. […]June 19, 2020Other NewsCOVID-19 Aid Restrictions Rule Won’t Apply to California Community CollegesCalifornia’s community colleges don’t have to abide by a Department of Education rule that prevents many college students from receiving emergency federal COVID-19 grants, ruled a federal judge in California on Wednesday. The decision means those emergency grants can now reach a much wider group of students at California’s community colleges, including undocumented students. This is the second such setback in […]June 19, 2020Previous PagePage 41 of 286Next Page
