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Erie County Community College Launches Search for First President

“Of the responsibilities placed upon the Board of Trustees under the Community College Act of 1963, none is more in keeping with the high-minded purpose of a community college than the board’s responsibility to seek and name a community college president,” said Ron DiNicola, chairman of the board. “The college president represents the very spirit, […]

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Prince George’s Community College to Select Architect for $62M Student Center

Prince George’s Community College is nearing its selection of an architectural firm to design a $62.5 million expansion of its student center, which is set to almost double in size. The revamped student center is not necessarily the most expensive or even the biggest expansion that PGCC has embarked upon in its broader overhaul of […]

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California Community Colleges System Receives $100 Million Gift to Help Students in Need

The California Community Colleges system announced Tuesday that it has received $100 million to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and afford basic living expenses, the Los Angeles Times reported. Read More

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Anne Arundel Community College Survey Finds Partisan Divide in Judgement of Coronavirus Response

A survey of a group of local residents released Friday by Anne Arundel Community College (Md.) shows an eight-year low in approval of the direction the county is headed, likely driven by frustration over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A survey of 448 Anne Arundel residents released Friday shows an eight-year low in approval […]

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Theresa Felder Named Harford Community College’s Next President, the First Black President in School History

Theresa B. Felder has been appointed the 10th president in Harford Community College’s history — and its first Black president — the institution’s board of trustees announced Friday. Read More

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Illinois Community Colleges See Big Drop in Enrollment Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Reflecting National Declines in Higher Education

Enrollment at Illinois community colleges plunged nearly 14% this fall, an indication that low-income and older students who typically favor the institutions might be struggling to pursue higher education because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

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Oakland Community College Creates To-Go Lunch Service, Run by Culinary Students

In a lot of ways, the pandemic changed the restaurant industry.  Now, students studying culinary arts at Oakland Community College are learning those changes first-hand. While students usually help run a restaurant at the college’s Farmington Hills campus, 27055 Orchard Lake, the program has moved to serve meals with a bit more mobility.  Read More

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SNAP Eligibility Boosted for Up to Nearly 75,000 New York Community College Students

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Oct. 16 actions aimed at reducing food insecurity among community college students, older adults and disabled New Yorkers. These actions include expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to up to nearly 75,000 low-income college students enrolled in career or technical education course work and shortening the SNAP application […]

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Cleveland Community College Gets $1 Million for Health Science Needs

The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult to educate and train new workers across the board. But it has been especially difficult on the nursing and health science program at schools like Cleveland Community College. Due to current restrictions, students aren’t always able to get into certain clinical sites they need to learn valuable work […]

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Lehigh Carbon Community College Receives Grant from U.S. Dept. of Education

Lehigh Carbon Community College has been selected to receive Title III funding under the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program. The grant is for an estimated $2.25 million over five years. The college is expected to receive $450,000 in the first year of the program, which began Oct. 1. Read More

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Kathy Murphy Appointed President at Gadsden State Community College

Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker on Wednesday named Dr. Kathy L. Murphy as president of Gadsden State Community College. Murphy, who was appointed after a months-long search by a presidential committee, will begin her appointment Jan. 1, 2021.  Read More

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The Revenue Gap for Community Colleges Comes to $78 Billion. Would Biden’s Election Make a Difference?

There’s a $78 billion revenue gap between community colleges and four-year institutions, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress, a left-wing think tank. The study found that community colleges receive $8,800 less in revenue per student enrolled compared to four-year colleges. And that’s a conservative estimate, said the report’s author, Victoria Yuen, a […]

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