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New L&C President Exploring Community College District

It’s week three officially on the job as Lewis and Clark Community College’s sixth president, and Ken Trzaska is on a journey of discovery across Community College District 536. Read More

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Chief Equity and Compliance Officer Joins Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nahomi Carlisle, Esq., to the position of Chief Equity and Compliance Officer (CECO) of the College. In this new role initiated by BHCC’s Equity Work Group (EWG), Carlisle will collaborate with the College’s equity leaders to advance institutional equity work at BHCC.  Carlisle will also […]

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Half Of Utah’s Public Colleges See Lower Enrollment, Including Major Drop at Salt Lake Community College

Half of Utah’s public colleges saw a decline in student enrollment this fall — and, alarmingly, the biggest drops were at the most affordable and accessible schools in the state. The concerning headcounts were released Wednesday about halfway through a semester like no other. While losses were largely anticipated as a result of the coronavirus […]

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Why Does Community College Enrollment Look So Different This Year? COVID

Yessenia Ayala planned to continue taking courses at Capital Community College this semester to progress toward a degree in early childhood development. And then the pandemic touched down in Connecticut. Ayala, of New Britain, was left adrift as she struggled to navigate whether she would receive financial aid this fall. “When I went to go […]

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Opinion: Community Colleges Are the Key to Economic Opportunity During COVID-19

Education can be the great equalizer in our socially unjust society. And I’ve seen firsthand – through my family and now in my career – the critical role community colleges play in creating opportunity for students across our Commonwealth regardless of language, race, or income level. When my parents arrived as refugees in the 1980s, […]

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Pueblo Community College Debuts Newest Mobile Learning Lab

A new mobile learning lab at Pueblo Community College will help Colorado manufacturers analyze materials for instabilities without damaging the material itself. The non-destructive testing mobile learning lab, a 53-foot self-contained classroom that is part of PCC’s Corporate College program, is available to companies throughout the state that need to train employees in the technique. […]

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Suburban Colleges Report Huge Enrollment Declines Among Latino, Black and Adult Learners

The coronavirus pandemic’s disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities extends beyond higher rates of infection and deaths statewide. Its economic fallout also is hurting their educational progress, say leaders at suburban community colleges seeing huge declines in student enrollment, particularly among adult learners, Black, Latino and other disadvantaged student populations. Read More

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CT Community Colleges Offer Free Fast-Track Health Care Programs

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Pamela Aquino ran a Bridgeport-based housekeeping business. Once the virus started to infect residents in Connecticut in March, things quickly went downhill, forcing Aquino to reconsider her future. “A lot of clients just stopped,” calling for her services, she said in a statement Tuesday. Read More

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Report Finds Enrollment Gaps at Community Colleges and Among Black Students

In the wake of COVID-19, community colleges and for-profit institutions as well as Black and male students were the highest impacted by continued online learning during the 2020 summer enrollment. That’s the findings of The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center who recently launched a new research series to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on higher […]

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Nashville State Community College Provides Laptops for Students

Nashville State Community College provided laptops, hotspots and calculators to students who need technology for the fall semester. All classes will be virtual the first week that started Aug. 24. Nashville State has four options for students to take classes during the semester– virtual, hybrid, online and on campus face-to-face. All options include the use […]

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Community College District Considers Building Student Housing

There is a demand for nearly 1,000 student beds at each of the three community colleges in San Mateo County, according to a report that the San Mateo County Community College Board will review Wednesday. District consultant Scion Advisory Services did a study of student housing demand among the college district’s students in the spring. […]

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Community Colleges Start Academic Year With Mostly Virtual Classes

As a nursing student, Jessica Shi is used to wearing gloves and masks while doing lab work at Harper College in Palatine. But the college’s coronavirus pandemic precautions are much more stringent for all students and will require some adjustment for the limited numbers of people allowed on campus this fall for in-person classes. Read […]

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