AdminOther NewsMore Community College Students Transfer to University of MissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. – More students are transferring to the University of Missouri from community colleges than in past years, MU officials said Wednesday. The university in a news release said about 1,190 students have transferred to MU from other institutions, which is about a 16 percent increase from last fall. According to the release, about […]August 23, 2019Other NewsBudget Shortfall Forces Kapiolani Community College To Cut Classes, JobsAs Kapiolani Community College prepares to welcome students for the fall semester next week, it’s doing some considerable belt-tightening that will mean fewer courses, lecturers and temporary employees. Once the largest community college in the University of Hawaii system, KCC has faced declining enrollment for a decade. Now it is having to make major adjustments […]August 23, 2019Other NewsCommunity College Moves Onto Keene State CampusStudents milled around Keene State College’s Young Student Center Tuesday evening, gathering for campus tours and visiting booths to get information about parking passes and financial aid. But these weren’t incoming students at Keene State — they’re enrolled at River Valley Community College. The community college’s Keene branch officially moved from its former space on […]August 23, 2019Other NewsUML Hosts Summer Bridge Program for Community College StudentsNearly 20 community college students who plan to transfer to the university took one of three STEM classes on campus this summer. For free. The classes – Surveying I, Physical Properties of Matter and Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology – are paid for by a state STEM Starter Grant aimed at encouraging community college […]August 20, 2019Other NewsCommunity College Ad Campaign Seeks to Boost NC WorkforceMore North Carolinians need education beyond high school to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Recently, leaders in our state agreed that we must have a plan to make North Carolina more competitive in the future. Our new statewide educational attainment goal is to have 2 million people with a high-quality college degree […]August 20, 2019Other NewsBill Could Require Community Colleges To Provide Overnight Parking Facilities To Homeless StudentsA proposed bill would require community colleges to provide overnight parking facilities to homeless students. Some call it a “well-intended idea” while others are concerned. Sacramento City College has 22,000 students between all of their campuses, and based on a recent study, one in five students have been homeless in the past year. Kimberly Bautista is […]August 20, 2019Other NewsErasing The Community College StigmaThe pipeline for getting more Americans a college degree has sprung some leaks. A plurality of students who earn bachelor’s degrees do so by starting out at a community college. This is especially true for first-generation students and those from lower-income households, especially minorities. In a real sense, community colleges represent their most likely pathway […]August 20, 2019Other NewsProgram Gives New Pathway to RIT for Students of Area Community CollegesThree area community colleges have signed an agreement that offers their students a new pathway to a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. Under the new program, first-year students at Monroe, Finger Lakes or Genesee community colleges can enroll to complete a bachelor’s degree from RIT’s Saunders College of Business, College of Liberal Arts […]August 16, 2019LeadershipNash Community College Names New PresidentROCKY MOUNT — Nash Community College on Friday announced Lew Kyle Hunnicutt as its fifth president. The State Board of Community Colleges has approved the appointment. Hunnicutt is currently the assistant provost and campus director for the University of Georgia – Griffin Campus, which serves more than 32,000 students annually in academic, workforce, continuing education […]August 16, 2019Other NewsMaricopa County Community College District Gets White House InvitationIn recognition of its growing number of workforce development programs in in-demand industry sectors, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) was invited to attend the White House’s anniversary celebration of the Pledge to America’s Workers Month in Washington D.C. In 2018, President Trump officially designated the month of July as Pledge to America’s Workers month, […]August 16, 2019Previous PagePage 73 of 286Next Page
