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CCC President Announces Retirement

CLINTON — Clinton Community College President Karen Vickers has announced her retirement effective Dec. 31. Vickers, whose announcement was made today, has served Eastern Iowa Community Colleges as president of Clinton Community College since 1996, providing vision, leadership and direction to the college’s credit and non-credit programs and student development services. In addition, Vickers serves […]

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Nash Community College Names New President

ROCKY 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 […]

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Meet Pierce College Fort Steilacoom’s New President, Julie A. White, Ph.D.

Dr. Julie White joined the college in July as Pierce College Fort Steilacoom’s new president, relocating from Syracuse, New York. She previously served as senior vice president of student engagement and learning support at Onondaga Community College. White has spent the past 25 years in higher education, with roles in student services, academic administration, research […]

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New Provost Named at Grand Rapids Community College

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Brian Knetl will be Grand Rapids Community College’s next provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs, President Bill Pink announced Thursday, Aug. 8. Knetl comes from Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, where he has been interim provost since July. He had been the associate provost since 2014 and […]

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Holyoke Community College President Christina Royal Makes Kindness Challenge

Decluttering. You know the deal. The closet is crammed with coats and jackets you haven’t worn for years, if not decades. You have drawers filled with things you’ve forgotten you had. Time to make a trip to Goodwill (or your favorite charity shop) in hopes your castoffs can find new life with someone else. Holyoke […]

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Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges

Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit remedial or developmental education in community colleges as a “trap” – an unintentional barrier to student success, particularly for its impact on low-income and minority students’ persistence and completion outcomes. Because placement into remedial courses often relies on the use of a single placement […]

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Retired Community College President To Be GTCC’s Interim Leader

The trustees of Guilford Technical Community College have picked a retired community college president to serve as its interim leader. GTCC on Friday announced that Gordon Burns will become interim president Aug. 1 pending approval from the State Board of Community Colleges. Currect President Randy Parker will retire July 31, and Burns will stay until […]

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Commission Has More Questions About Community College Merger Plan

As the controversial plan to merge the state’s 12 community college inches forward, the accrediting body overseeing the process has laid out a new to-do list. The guidance comes in a six-page response to the state’s latest 90-page progress report. In its response, the New England Commission on Higher Education asks for more details on how […]

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California’s Online Community College Plans To Open In Fall To Limited Group

Opening day for California’s first online community college is 10 weeks away, but that doesn’t mean the public will be able to enroll — at least not this year. College officials had announced that fall registration would begin this summer for the state’s 115th community college, the first fully online public school in the state. But instead […]

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Coconino Community College Is Debt-Free After 20 Years

Coconino Community College is celebrating a milestone this month as the first time it has been debt-free in 20 years. In June, the college made its last payment to a $25 million bond approved by voters in 1997 and issued in 1999, successfully paying off all buildings funded by the bond, including the Lone Tree […]

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Independence Community College Names New Interim President

Independence Community College is seeing a change in staffing naming its new interim college president. George C. Knox has been selected by the ICC board of trustees for this position. Knox has experience serving in various higher education roles. Most recently he served as the executive director for the council on accreditation for two year […]

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Former Chancellor Of Dallas County Community College Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr. Passes Away At 85

Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr., former chancellor of Dallas County Community College, local minister and educator died Monday at his home in Dallas. He was 85. Dr. Lassiter was appointed chancellor in 2007 after serving as president of El Centro College for 20 years. Read More

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