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Academics

Panel Focuses on Providing Support to Black Male Students During the Pandemic

Since March 2020, Dr. Linda Garcia has been investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community college students. Garcia is the executive director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCSSE), and she noticed that, although the pandemic has negatively affected all students, Black students have been impacted the most. Garcia and the […]

Workforce Development

College Promise Programs Launch Innovative Solutions to Achieve Economic Mobility

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment in the United States reached 14.8% in April 2020. Given the high number of hiring freezes and job losses, post-secondary enrollment and revenue plummeted. Earning an education was no longer attainable or affordable for many potential and current students. Now, as the nation turns toward recovery, College […]

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Ivy Tech Community College Partnering With Youth Home to Provide Easier Access to Education

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Ivy Tech Community College is partnering with the United Methodist Youth Home to allow students an easier path to college. The partnership will allow those at the Youth Home to work towards achieving their High School Equivalency, while also earning college credit at Ivy Tech. All is being provided at no […]

Finance

500 LA Community College Students to Receive Grant For DACA Application Fee

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday that 500 community college students in Los Angeles will receive a grant to pay the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) application fee thanks to a partnership between the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles, the Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges and the Los Angeles Community College District. The […]

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Tiffin University Joins Consortium To Improve Student Transitions From Community College

Tiffin University is one of 14 independent colleges and universities participating in the new Ohio Consortium for Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts. This grant-funded effort is to improve the transition process for students who transfer from a community college to a private four-year institution. Established by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the […]

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Wallace State Community College Pays off More Than 600 Students’ Tuition

Wallace State Community College has now cleared the outstanding account balances for 644 students from the past semester. The college announced the tuition forgiveness Tuesday saying the school used funding from the US Department of Education’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to pay off more than $585,000. WSCC says this was done to help […]

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Community College of Philadelphia Is Paying off Tuition Debt With Emergency Relief Funds

Many Philadelphia Community College students are finding relief as they check their college accounts this week. The Community College of Philadelphia is paying off any outstanding tuition debt for about 3,500 students. Any student who was enrolled at the college between March 13, 2020, at the start of the pandemic, until the end of last […]

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Three Virginia Community College Name Changes Approved

Virginia’s State Board for Community Colleges approved name changes at two community colleges Tuesday, as well as a slight alteration to a third college’s name. John Tyler Community College will now be known as Brightpoint Community College. Lord Fairfax Community College will now be known as Laurel Ridge Community College. Read More

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Maine Community College System Will Not Require COVID-19 Vaccine

The Maine Community College System does not plan to require its students to be vaccinated in the fall even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the vaccine for general use, spokesperson Noel Gallagher said Friday. The policy contrasts with that of Maine’s other college system, The University of Maine System. The seven UMaine universities will […]

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State Board Approves New Name for Patrick Henry Community College

On Thursday, Virginia’s State Board of Community Colleges decided to let Patrick Henry Community College keep its name — for the most part. The community college will add an ampersand to its name and it will now be referred to as Patrick & Henry Community College. This change was made to recognize the counties that […]

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Boston Community College, Jobs and Recovery Programs May See $2.3M Boost After Push From Rep. Ayanna Pressley

A trio of community programs in Boston may see a boost of more than $2 million in the next fiscal year, Rep. Ayanna Pressley announced this week. The proposed $2.3 million in federal funding for the city, if approved as part of the fiscal year 2022 federal budget, would expand Boston’s tuition-free community college program, bolster […]

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67 Colorado Community College Students Can Win Scholarships if Vaccinated

Sixty-seven Colorado community college students who get the COVID vaccination will receive scholarships for school through a state partnership with Amazon, officials announced Wednesday. It’s the latest giveaway Colorado officials have pursued to increase vaccination rates, despite the rates dropping at the end of the state’s $1 million vaccine lottery. Read More

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