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Pathway to Careers

State lawmakers are considering expansion of a successful scholarship program that could help connect more students with good-paying jobs in STEM and health care fields in the state. Since the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship’s launch in 2011, the program’s goals have reached beyond simply increasing the number of state high school students in four-year degree […]

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Colleges as First-Responders for Retraining

With the loss of more than 5 million manufacturing jobs in the U.S. since 2000, and little improvement in wages over the past decade, the working class is demanding that the government take action to improve employment prospects. Conversations about policies to help displaced workers have largely focused on big-picture solutions such as renegotiating trade […]

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Illinois’ Historic Junior College Act

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lake Land College we take pause to recognize the historic Junior College Act passed by the Illinois General Assembly in 1965 to create a statewide community college system. One of the foremost goals of this system was to provide access to an affordable college education for all Illinois […]

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Keeping the Dream Alive

As a Hispanic and former English language learner, my path to success was not easy. But with the assistance and supports provided in community college, I was able to meet other diverse students, encouraging professors and career counselors. They rallied around me on my post-secondary journey, which prepared me for my eventual career promoting equity […]

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Community Colleges Can Heal Divisions

The economic polarization in the country, a national debate too often laden with an undercurrent of racism and infused with xenophobia, has muddled an objective assessment of our nation’s actual challenges. Americans live in more segregated communities, and attend more segregated schools now than in the past 20 years. Perhaps that is one reason the […]

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State Senator: Do the Math on Free Tuition

“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” That’s the classic line from “The Wizard of Oz” when we learn there is no wizard at all, just an old carnival barker with a gift for deception. Sadly, the same sentiment applies to parts of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget this year as well. Take […]

Academics

Duh, Virginia! Could Tuition Rise Explain Enrollment Loss?

The smart folks who oversee Virginia’s colleges and universities are flummoxed. For the life of them, they can’t figure out why recent enrollment isn’t higher. After all, Virginia high schools graduated 3,233 more students last year than the year before, including an additional 1,368 with advanced diplomas, which align with college entrance requirements. Yet enrollment […]

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Leave Remedial Role to Community Colleges

Across the nation ever rising higher education costs are in conflict with tight state budgets. At the same time ever rising tuition costs are in conflict with stagnant family incomes. Many states are looking to restructure higher education to reduce costs, both for the state and for students. “The pressure on higher ed budgets is […]

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Straightest Path to 4-Year Degree?

California State University, Northridge is one of most diverse schools in the nation. But roughly half of its students don’t graduate in six years, and many never receive a degree. To remedy this problem, California State University, which consists of 23 schools and is the largest university system in the country, has launched an initiative […]

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Higher Education Is State’s Responsibility

Both the University of California and the California State University system are in the process of instituting increases in tuition and fees to help maintain educational quality and keep the doors open to worthy students. Both systems are acting responsibly, but these increases also underscore the failure of the State to do its part in […]

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My Experience as a Transfer

For many, graduating high school means entering a university for four years. Others enter the workforce. I on the other hand, decided to go to community college for two years to get my general education out of the way before coming to the University of Mary Washington. It saved me a lot of money, but […]

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Cuts Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

The Branstad-Reynolds administration has proposed a significant cut for public postsecondary education, including an $8 million cut to the 15 community colleges across the state. While understanding the tough decisions faced by our legislative leaders, such drastic reductions for community colleges will have significant implications across all regions of the state. Foremost, community colleges are […]

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