AdminLeadershipAdrien Bennings Will be KCC’s First Female President and its First Black President, TooKellogg Community College has found a new president. The college’s Board of Trustees selected Adrien L. Bennings as KCC’s sixth president on Wednesday night. “Dr. Bennings is a dynamic, enthusiastic leader who will boldly move KCC forward and help all of us excel in our mission to provide excellent higher education to our students,” Board […]November 22, 2019Other NewsNortham Plans to Pitch a Tuition-Free Community College Program. How Much Will it Cost?HARRISONBURG — Virginia lawmakers are preparing for the state’s next budget cycle — one likely to be rife with new asks from empowered Democrats, including a free community college proposal from Gov. Ralph Northam. Senate lawmakers on Thursday considered a budget recommendation from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, which called for a […]November 22, 2019Other NewsBooker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving InstitutionsDr. Daria J. Willis, president of Everett Community College, was an undergraduate at Florida A&M University when her daughter was born. During nights and weekends, when Willis took classes, childcare facilities in the area weren’t open so she had to send her daughter to live in Georgia with her mother for a semester. At one […]November 22, 2019Other NewsStudent Housing at Community Colleges? Virginia Thinks it Might Work.There hasn’t been much multi-family housing built in the last 20 years in Martinsville that students can afford, according to Jack Hanbury, vice president for finance and administration at Patrick Henry Community College. There’s also long waiting lists for the limited multi-family housing that does exist. That’s why Hanbury is talking with developers about building […]November 22, 2019Other NewsRestore Community Colleges to BasicsSan Mateo’s local community colleges are being converted into elite country clubs by management that’s out of touch with taxpayers who pay $200 million a year to sustain them. Voters approved a bond to borrow $366 million (that’s about $700 million, including interest) to “upgrade” and “modernize” college facilities. No mention of building Olympic-size swimming […]November 19, 2019Other NewsMt. Hood Community College Looking to Cut Seven ProgramsGRESHAM, Ore. — Students are concerned. “This is the only college I’m going to be able to go to for quite a while, while I work to get into nursing school,” student Jade Campbell said. For many, Mt. Hood Community College is close to home, economical and has programs many other local schools don’t. Read […]November 19, 2019Other NewsSix Community Colleges Pursue Four-Year DegreesSHERIDAN — Six of Wyoming’s seven community colleges have begun the process of seeking approval to offer Bachelor of Applied Sciences degrees to their students. The bill granting Wyoming’s seven community colleges permission to begin the accreditation process was sponsored by Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, and signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon March 15, […]November 19, 2019Other NewsRegion’s Community Colleges Lose More Students This FallCommunity colleges across the region lost students again this fall, according to preliminary data provided by the schools. Virginia Western Community College saw the largest decrease, reporting the equivalent of 3,430 full-time students as of this month — a 4.9% drop from last fall. Full-time equivalency, the key enrollment figure for colleges, is tied directly […]November 19, 2019HealthCriticized for Cutting Campus Mental Health Counseling, PA’s Largest Community College Adds ServicesTwo months after eliminating mental health counseling on campus, causing confusion and concern among students, Pennsylvania’s largest community college announced Thursday it had contracted with a Harrisburg-area firm to fill the gap. HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, said in a statement that its one-year agreement with Mazzitti & Sullivan Counseling Services Inc. will provide students […]November 15, 2019Other NewsNC State Expanding Community College Collaboration Program, Adding More Students and Partner SchoolsRALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — NC State is expanding its Community College Collaboration (C3) program, increasing the capacity for more students from more schools. “(Community college) students should be encouraged (to apply). They don’t know what they can get into unless they try,” said Ben Falero, who began at Carolina Community College in Sanford before he […]November 15, 2019Previous PagePage 63 of 286Next Page
