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MCAC Cancels Fall Sports Impacting Seven Northland Community Colleges
Despite the slow return of athletic events this summer, fall sports are starting to feel the impact of COVID-19. The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has canceled all junior college contact sports this fall. This applies to football, soccer, and volleyball games, practices, training, or conditioning. Read More
July 7, 2020
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Thousands of Community College Students Withdraw After a Lost Semester Amid Coronavirus
Stevie Carpenter dropped out of high school, earned his GED, enrolled at L.A. City College and at age 25 has been accepted to attend UC Davis this fall, where he plans to study neurobiology. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown another major challenge at him: online classes. Carpenter couldn’t keep up with general chemistry, a […]
June 23, 2020
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Community College Students See Need for Mental Health Therapy
Stressed by classes, grades, jobs, personal issues and COVID-19, some California community college students are turning to mental health counseling. But the service is scarce and demand is high. The problem is significant: One major study found that community college students reported higher rates of academic impairment due to mental health struggles than students attending […]
June 5, 2020
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‘Somehow We Make It Work’: How Washington’s Community College Students Are Navigating the Pandemic
David Enow started kicking around a soccer ball with his brothers when he was a kid growing up in Cameroon. His dad played, and it quickly became a part of Enow’s identity. Then soccer became a dream; he wanted to play professionally, whatever it took. A few years ago, he took a chance and moved […]
May 29, 2020
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National Governors Association Makes Recommendations on Reopening Campuses
The National Governors Association said various states’ governors should set out a clear public health framework that can be implemented alongside college and university reopening efforts. In a letter to governors, the association said states should have an inclusive approach when planning to reopen. They should acknowledge the diverse higher education sectors, different institutional planning […]
May 29, 2020
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Higher Ed Groups Write to Congress for COVID-19 Liability Protections to Colleges
The American Council on Education and dozens of other groups representing higher education institutions wrote to Congress on Thursday urging the quick enacting of temporary and targeted liability protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic for colleges and universities. In the letter, Ted Mitchell, president of the council said that as colleges contemplate reopening, the safety […]
May 29, 2020
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Community College of Baltimore County Awarded $213,237 for Nursing Scholarships
Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) has received a three-year, $213,237 grant to fund scholarships for continuing education students who are pursuing a Certified Nursing Assistant or Geriatric Nursing Assistant Certificate. Gifted by the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Foundation, the grant supports the Stulman GNA Scholars Initiative to fulfill the growing demand for professionals […]
May 1, 2020
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Community Colleges Could See a Surge in Popularity Amid Covid-19
The coronavirus crisis has already changed the way this year’s crop of high school seniors are thinking about higher education. And community colleges across the country are preparing accordingly. “Under the circumstances, families may turn to us as the gateway of opportunity, and we’ve been ready,” said Michael Baston, the president of Rockland Community College in Rockland […]
April 28, 2020
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How Community Colleges are Helping Students in Need During Pandemic
A single car payment. A month’s rent. Being able to keep the lights on. It can make all the difference for many college students struggling to stay in school during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read More
April 19, 2020
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Pandemic Causes High School Seniors to Reassess College Decisions, Says Survey
As all sectors of society grapple with life under COVID-19, high school seniors planning to attend college in the fall are not only concerned about staying healthy, they’re now faced with numerous uncertainties about if, when and how classes will begin. Two recent national surveys conducted in March found that the coronavirus pandemic was causing […]
April 14, 2020
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In His Own Words: Eloy Oakley on How California’s Community Colleges are Coping With the Coronavirus
Eloy Ortiz Oakley is chancellor of the  California Community Colleges, and in that role is overseeing the upheaval at the nation’s largest system of higher education, with 115 colleges and over 2 million part-time and full-time students. Even as they serve some of California’s most vulnerable students, the colleges have all gone to distance learning […]
April 3, 2020
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Maine Community Colleges Offering Free Health Care Training Programs for Laid-Off Workers
The state is suspending restrictions for some online job training programs in an effort to quickly train out-of-work Mainers for health care positions. On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order suspending certain restrictions of the Maine Quality Centers program, which is offered by the state’s community college system. Read More
March 31, 2020
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Community Colleges Prepare for Coronavirus, Distance Learning
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) declared a pandemic Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), office spaces are taking precautions by encouraging employees to telecommute, professional sports leagues are suspending their seasons and national conferences are being canceled. A little more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases are being reported in the U.S. and there have been 36 […]
March 15, 2020
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Community College Partnerships Boost Health Sciences’ Enrollment in First Five Years
A partnership between the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Virginia-area community colleges has boosted enrollment five years after its implementation, medical school officials said. The program – which allows students with associate degrees in health sciences to round out their education at the medical school – has increased the diversity of the student […]
March 13, 2020
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Student Aid Flexibility in Response to Coronavirus
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is giving colleges and universities flexibility on financial aid requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). A March 5 directive from ED’s Office of Postsecondary Education responds to concerns from college leaders about how they should comply with federal Title IV regulations regarding students who are ill or quarantined, recalled from […]
March 10, 2020
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Study: Community College Access Linked to Higher Earnings, Health Benefits
Decades of rising college costs have contributed to “renewed” interest among policymakers “in dramatically raising subsidies for higher education,” particularly for community colleges, the report’s authors note. Increasing access to college could help fill some of the nation’s jobs that require workers who have earned a high school diploma but don’t have a four-year degree. […]
January 24, 2020
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CEO of California’s New Online College Resigns
Heather Hiles, the president and chief executive officer of Calbright College, California’s new online college, has resigned after less than a year in the role. She was hired in February with an annual salary of $385,000. Last week, Hiles was placed on paid administrative leave. Read More
January 14, 2020
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Trinity Valley Community College, UT Tyler Announce Partnership to Address Nursing Shortage
ATHENS, Texas (KLTV) – Sixty-thousand: that’s the number of nurses the state of Texas will be short by 2030, according to a projection by the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies. East Texas students pursuing nursing degrees to fill that gap are getting some help thanks to a new partnership. The University of Texas at […]
January 14, 2020
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