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Tennessee Reconnect lets adults go back to college for free. One woman’s story shows it may not be so easy.

Sheeteah Blair’s bleary, watery eyes focused on the accounting homework in front of her at a high-top table at Nashville State Community College. She’s hunched over the book at about 7:30 a.m. in September. She’s been awake since before 4 a.m. Sleep comes when Blair can manage it. A quick nap on the couch after a […]

Private colleges aim to draw community college students to campus

The year before Sydney Anderson arrived at St. Catherine University last fall, she visited its St. Paul campus four times for events tailored to would-be transfer students like her. She stayed overnight in a dorm and scored an invite to the private college’s Day of the Dead bash. I was involved in the St. Kate’s […]

Latino students in California still lag in college success

California’s Latino students are making progress in higher education but colleges and state policymakers should take further steps to help close a continuing ethnic achievement gap, according to a new report by the Campaign for College Opportunity. The nonprofit advocacy group headquartered in Los Angeles called for a series of reforms, including: expanding enrollment at […]

For first-ever poet laureate, Hartford taps resident and Norwich Community College professor

The city of Wallace Stevens has picked its first-ever poet laureate, tasked with writing about Hartford and inspiring young poets within it. Frederick-Douglass Knowles II, an associate professor at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, was appointed by Mayor Luke Bronin, and heads to the city council for confirmation Tuesday. After graduating from Eastern Connecticut […]

SUNY community college enrollment numbers take a plunge

SYRACUSE, NY — Community college enrollment is down around the country. Onondaga Community College saw a considerable student decrease in just one year. Numbers from SUNY indicate the drop was around 16 percent. “We’ve seen declines steadily since 2011,” Marth Parham, senior vice president of public relations with American Association of Community Colleges, said. Read more […]

UNCG, CCCC announce new co-admission program

UNC Greensboro today announced a new co-admission agreement with Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) to facilitate degree completion and student success by improving access to undergraduate educational resources, university facilities and support systems. The UNCG-CCCC “Spartan Passage” partnership expands opportunities for transfer students at the Chatham, Harnett and Lee County campuses, to access and complete […]

Clark State Community College receives approval for new bachelor’s degree

A local college is one step closer to offering a new bachelor’s degree. Springfield-based Clark State Community College received official approval from the Ohio Department of Higher Education for a four-year degree in web design and development. The program is expected to be available to students beginning in 2020, pending final approval by the Higher […]

Community college experience helps transfer students adjust to campus

This past fall, the University welcomed transfer students for the first time in decades. The nine students come from a variety of backgrounds, including prior enrollment in community colleges and service in the military. Representing a range of ages from 20 to 33, some entered as first-years, others as sophomores. They applied for many reasons, […]

Campaign hits $200,000 in bid to expand Roanoke Valley community college access

A fundraising campaign to send more Roanoke Valley students to Virginia Western Community College tuition-free has raised more than $200,000 in the six months since its launch. The Roanoke school’s Community College Access Program, created in 2008, provides up to three years of tuition for qualified high school graduates in the Roanoke Valley. But the […]

ECC student visits NASA through Community College Aerospace Scholars program

Elgin Community College student Nathan Depcik was one of 319 community college students nationwide to move closer to a career in science and engineering as part of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program. The four-day program was held in October at NASA’s Langley Research Center outside of Washington, D.C. Depcik, of Algonquin, interacted with […]

Lakeland Community College bond issue defeated

Lake County voters on Nov. 6 rejected a $40 million bond issue to help Lakeland Community College expand its programs and services. Known as Issue 3 on the ballot, the initiative failed by a margin of 47,582 to 43,296, according to unofficial, final returns from the Lake County Elections Board. “We are disappointed Issue 3 […]

Voters choose trustees, governors to run San Diego County’s community college boards

San Diego County’s sprawling network of community college districts will have a mix of new and veteran leadership following Tuesday’s election for 15 spots on boards of trustees and board of governors. The five districts, which collectively serve about 160,000 students, are working on a number of issues, from increasing the number of people who […]

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Amanda Fuchs Miller

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