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Workforce Development

Researchers Ask If Libraries Can Do More

Libraries offer a refuge where students study, find books or take the occasional nap. But could these places soon provide additional services beyond homework help? A new report this week explores whether libraries can play a more proactive role in helping community college students succeed. Researchers started by first asking 37 students from seven community […]

College Has Its Place

Hat’s off to Sweet Briar College for increasing its new student enrollment for the fall by 42 percent. The Class of 2022 will be made up of 114 first-year students, up from 79 this time last year. These gains represent a significant turnaround for a school that almost closed three years ago. Other small institutions […]

Harassment Investigator Resigns after Woman Accuses Him

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The man hired to investigate sexual harassment allegations at a Tennessee college resigned after a woman accused him of sexual harassment. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that John Patrick Shipwash resigned last year as executive director of equity and compliance at Pellissippi State Community College. Documents obtained by the newspaper show a […]

Workforce Development

NJ County Weighs Jumping on the ‘Free’ Bandwagon

Sussex County Community College officials are weighing the pros and cons of a new initiative announced by Gov. Phil Murphy that would offer free tuition to participating state community colleges for low-income students. SCCC President Jon Connolly said Wednesday night that details of the Community College Innovation Challenge, a pilot program launched Tuesday, are still […]

How UC – Riverside Added 8,225 Transfers

No one in Jessica Troupe’s family had ever been to college before, but she knew it was the path for her. She also knew there was a lot she didn’t know — including how to pay for it. The Moreno Valley native enrolled in a single class at Moreno Valley College in 2010, then found […]

Support Builds for System to Track Progress In California

California needs a statewide system that tracks student performance from pre-school to college and beyond, several experts and lawmakers said at a state Senate hearing on Tuesday. The state, which trails most states in providing such a system, needs to be able to answer questions about education quality and how students progress from K-12 to college and […]

College and Google Partner on Tech Certificate

CANTON, Ohio — Stark State College has partnered with Google to offer a new information technology certificate. The five-course certificate — designed to be completed online — takes about eight months to complete. Courses include technical support fundamentals, computer networking, major operating systems, system administration and security. Read More

College Scraps Traditional Textbooks

When students step on the Warren County Community College campus in January, they can be sure of one thing — they will NOT be spending hundreds of dollars on course textbooks and other materials. In fact, the tab for a whole year won’t even reach $150. Through a first-of-its-kind partnership, the two-year school has overhauled […]

California’s Online College Will Break Ground

California’s online community college will represent a new vision for higher education when it launches next year and the online education field is watching to see whether it succeeds. The new fully online college draws from a variety of sources, including public universities’ online degree programs, corporate worker training initiatives and programs at for-profit colleges. […]

College Transforms a Former Car Dealership for a Campus

A rural community college in Newton is launching a second campus where a historic car dealership once operated. Sussex County Community College has agreed to lease the former McGuire Chevrolet site, located just off the Newton Green and about a half-mile from its 167-acre main campus. Read More

Potential Merger of Two NJ Colleges Signals Growing Trend

Signaling a nationwide higher education trend, two New Jersey community colleges are exploring a potential merger to mitigate years of declining student enrollment and revenue and increase academic and economic opportunities for the region’s residents. Read More

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S.C. Funds Promise Scholarships

South Carolina leaders hope to see a promising future for students across the state. Tucked into the 2018-19 fiscal year budget that state lawmakers passed last month is a provision to fund a promise scholarship in 34 counties, including Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick and Saluda. Read More

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Jobmarket

Graduate Job Market Hits Five-Year Low as Skills Gap Widens Between Higher Ed and Employers

Higher Ed Joins March on Wall Street to Defend DEI Programs

Most States Fail to Adequately Support Newly-Arrived Immigrant Students, New Report Finds

America's $1.7 Trillion Moral Crisis: A Searing Indictment of Higher Education’s Broken Promise