AdminFinanceMaryland’s Free Community College Initiative Gets Off to a Slow StartMaryland’s foray into tuition-free public higher education is off to a rocky start, with far fewer students than expected taking advantage of the state’s community college scholarship after a harried rollout of the program. Last month, the state awarded its first round of Maryland College Promise scholarships to 1,278 students. Nearly 1,700 other students could […]September 6, 2019AcademicsRiverland Community College Enrollment is UpThis year, a few more students are calling the Riverland campus home than the year before. According to Riverland Community College President Adenuga Atewologun, preliminary numbers show enrollment among all three campuses is up this year. “It’s too early for us to know exactly where we will end up, but we are anticipating we will […]September 3, 2019Other NewsYoung Activists Push Voter Registration at Minnesota Community CollegesOn a crisp, fall-like morning, a small group of Normandale Community College students milled around a blue-bannered table strategically placed in a bustling corridor outside the school bookstore. Clipboards in hand, they set out to talk to a steady stream of undergraduates heading to and from class. Unlike at other booths scattered throughout the Bloomington […]September 3, 2019FinanceSince Community College Started Printing Their Own Textbooks, Students Have Saved Over $2.5 MillionWhen a team of educators in Oregon became sick and tired of their students being charged heaps of cash for college textbooks, they began making their own—and it has collectively saved their students more than $2.5 million. Since Chemeketa Community College began writing and printing their own academic materials in 2015, they have collectively published […]September 3, 2019Other NewsMaricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Maria Harper-Marinick to Step Down When Contract EndsMaria Harper-Marinick, the embattled chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District, has announced she will leave her position as leader of the state’s largest community college system when her contract ends in May. In a statement, she called the journey, “exhilarating, challenging, and at all times rewarding” thanks to the students and Maricopa employees […]September 3, 2019Other NewsNew MCC President Says Two-Year Colleges Key to Achieving State GoalBULLHEAD CITY — Stacy Klippenstein had a plan. He would go into teaching high school after graduating from Eastern Montana College. But he had to wait a year for his wife, Carrie, to graduate from the college, now Montana State University Billings. He took a position as a residence hall director. Read MoreAugust 27, 2019Other NewsCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor Urges Immigrant Students Seeking Financial Aid Not to be Deterred by Federal “Public Charge” Rules ChangesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley on Monday sought to assure immigrant students receiving or applying for financial aid that educational benefits, including tuition assistance, will not be factored into so-called “public charge” rules changes put forth by the federal Department of Homeland Security. “All students, regardless of their immigration status, […]August 27, 2019Other NewsSacred Heart to Make it Easier for Community College TransfersFAIRFIELD — Another private university is making it easier for community colleges to collect a bachelor’s degree. This time it is Sacred Heart University which says it has created a guaranteed pathway for students transferring in from any Connecticut community college. Students who have completed certain associate degrees programs at any of the state’s 12 […]August 27, 2019AcademicsEnrollment Growing at Riverside County Community Colleges, Even as it Levels Off StatewideRiverside County’s community college students have arrived in their largest numbers yet, even as their numbers have plateaued statewide. Initial figures Monday, Aug. 26, showed 10,306 students enrolled at Moreno Valley College for the fall 2019 term, 16,455 enrolled at Mt. San Jacinto College and 21,000 at Riverside City College, nearly all up from previous […]August 27, 2019FinanceNashua Community College Transfer PathwaysMerrimack native Angelina LaSala enrolled at Nashua Community College in search a direction for her college and career goals. “When I first started college, I had no clue what I wanted to major in,” said Angelina. “Attending NCC allowed me to take many different classes, for a lot cheaper than it would have been at […]August 23, 2019Previous PagePage 72 of 286Next Page
