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Hundreds Are Attending Community College of Philadelphia Tuition-Free Thanks to The Octavius Catto Scholarship

A little over a year ago, Mayor Jim Kenney announced his vision to make Community College of Philadelphia free for countless Philadelphians. This vision is now known as the Octavius Catto Scholarship – the result of a partnership between the College and the City of Philadelphia. Read More

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Diana Z. Rodriguez Named Chancellor of Community College District

The San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) Board of Trustees announced on Tuesday, June 1, the appointment of San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) President Diana Z. Rodriguez as the district’s 15th chancellor. Read More

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Reports: Two-Year Colleges Hit Hard by Declining Enrollment

Enrollments rates have largely fallen during the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for two-year and community colleges, according to two recent reports from The College Board and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Read More

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Organizations Partner to Create Shared Online Course Platform to Improve Completion Rates

Family, job responsibilities, finances, lack of transportation as well as housing and food insecurity are among some of the barriers that prevent students from pursuing or continuing a post-secondary degree. The list goes on. Read More

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Discover 2021’s Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges

Now in its eighth year, the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges (MPPWCC) examines the extent to which diversity and inclusion are ingrained in the workplace culture of two-year community and technical colleges. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education works with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) on the annual MPPWCC project. Read More

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To Improve Student Retention, IEBC’s Initiative Aims to Create More Caring Campuses

Research indicates that students who lack a connection with their institution are less likely to return for the next semester. However, faculty members can play a role in retainment as they serve as the “biggest advocates” for students’ success, according to Dr. Rosemary A. Costigan, vice president for academic affairs at the Community College of […]

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State Gives John Tyler Community College the Official Blessing to Change Its Name

The name change for John Tyler Community College is now back in the hands of the college board and administration after the state green-lighted plans for it and two other community colleges to rebrand in an effort to be more enticing to students of color. Read More

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Minority and Low-Income Students, Employers to Benefit from 4-Year Degrees from Community Colleges

Who really will benefit when Arizona’s community colleges may begin offering four-year degrees in a couple of years after Gov. Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1453 into law on May 4? Read More

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A California Community College’s Graduation Gift: Forgiving 2021 Grads’ Student Debt

While graduating from college is a significant achievement, many people — 45 million people, that is — are held back by student debt — except for this spring’s Contra Costa Community College graduates. The Contra Costa College Foundation announced on Monday that as a surprise graduation gift for May graduates, it had paid off all their remaining […]

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Community-College Grads Lauded for Perseverance, Achievement

When he graduated high school, Daniel Christman didn’t have much use for the idea of community college. To his mind, it had a stigma attached. Fast-forward several years, and Christman brings a new perspective to the table. “Everything I thought initially was wrong – it’s a fantastic place to begin, with friendship, diversity and opportunity. […]

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First Lady Jill Biden Will Travel to Kansas City on Thursday, Visit Community College

First lady Jill Biden will come to Kansas City on Thursday as she highlights vaccination clinics and community colleges, the White House has announced. Biden will visit Metropolitan Community College, or MCC. The White House didn’t specify the MCC campus where she will appear, but the Penn Valley location is holding a vaccination clinic on […]

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California’s Community Colleges Move to Require Ethnic Studies

California community college students pursuing an associate degree will soon likely have a new course requirement: a three-unit ethnic studies class. Read More

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