AdminFinancePresidential Hopeful Klobuchar Wants Community College to be Free but Not Four-Year CollegeWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to make community college and programs designed to teach technical trades free, but stopped short of joining fellow Democratic hopefuls in backing proposals that would make a four-year college degree free. Klobuchar, who has tried to embrace a moderate lane in the crowded Democratic presidential primary, has […]October 29, 2019Other NewsCommunity Colleges Open the Door to Selective UniversitiesWhen it comes to getting into a selective university, high school GPA and test scores typically play the most important role. But in a recent study, we show another way to attend a selective university: transfer from a community college. This alternative option is important for students who are minority, low-income, and underprepared academically for […]October 29, 2019Other NewsWoman Expelled From GateWay Community College for Testing Positive for MarijuanaPHOENIX (AP) — Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. College officials argue they could lose federal funding for […]October 25, 2019Other NewsNC State Receives Funding to Expand Community College CollaborationNorth Carolina State University today announced a $1,064,000 investment from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to expand its Community College Collaboration (C3) project, which guarantees NC State admission to qualified transfer students from several N.C. community colleges. The grant will allow NC State to expand the program to 150 new students per year from its […]October 25, 2019LeadershipNortheast Community College Names New PresidentNORFOLK, Neb. (SUBMITTED) – For the first time in its 91-year history, Northeast Community College will have a female president. On Wednesday, the College Board of Governors unanimously selected Dr. Leah Barrett, currently a vice president for a community college district in Wyoming, as the institution’s next president. Barrett, who will succeed Dr. Michael Chipps, […]October 25, 2019Workforce DevelopmentCommunity Colleges And The Future Of Workforce DevelopmentCommunity colleges serve many purposes. For some people, community colleges are thought of as a stepping stone on a path to a four-year college degree. This is especially compelling for individuals who may not have the time, money, or academic scores to initially matriculate into a four-year university. Others may view community colleges as a […]October 25, 2019HealthCleveland Community College Students Help Cancer SurvivorsStudents in the Cleveland Community College esthetics program are doing their part to help women or families dealing with breast cancer this month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the more common forms of cancer, breast cancer affects about one in eight women in the United States. The disease is treatable, and breast […]October 22, 2019FinanceSan Diego Community College District to Raise Funds for Free Tuition ProgramSAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego Community College District will hold its inaugural Giving Day fundraising event Tuesday to support its tuition- subsidizing San Diego Promise program. The all-day event, dubbed “Keeping the Promise,” aims to support tuition-free education for more than 3,100 first-time, full-time college students during the 2019-20 academic year. The program […]October 22, 2019Other NewsHolyoke Community College Opens First Cannabis Education Center in StateHOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College officials announced they are opening the first cannabis education center in the state and will teach the first class in November. The announcement was made in front of a crowd of at least 75 people, some of them who have opened businesses in the fledgling industry and others who wanted […]October 22, 2019Other NewsCalifornia Community College District Works to Fend Off State TakeoverFacing the threat of a state takeover, a major California community college district is under pressure to resolve wide-ranging financial issues. The Peralta Community College District, serving about 18,000 students in several East Bay communities, is in the early stages of implementing recommendations to improve budget, auditing, staffing and enrollment problems, among other issues highlighted […]October 22, 2019Previous PagePage 66 of 286Next Page
