Amarillo, Imperial Valley colleges tie for Aspen’s community college prize
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 20, 2023
The biennial Prize for Community College Excellence grants each institution $500,000.
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Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 20, 2023
The biennial Prize for Community College Excellence grants each institution $500,000.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Harvard Business School's Project on Managing the Future of Work and the American Association of Community Colleges suggest ways to reboot the system.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 1, 2023
A ‘Bold’ Approach to Community College Funding Featured Image at Top of Article NRG Campus Shots-scr (6) (002).jpg jpg Sara Weissman Fri, 06/02/2023 - 12:00 AM
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 22, 2023
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill last week to allocate almost $430 million in additional funding over two years for the state's 50 community colleges, the Austin American-Statesman reported. What we do for our community colleges is the future of Texas," said Creighton, chair of the Senate Higher Education Subcommittee.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 4, 2023
Community college presidents are reluctant to enter partisan debates, and with good reason. Community colleges in particular have strong supporters on both sides of the aisle. First, these attempts to limit or chill efforts in DEI challenge our core mission and purpose as community colleges.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 23, 2023
After large pandemic-related declines the past several years, community college enrollment grew this spring by 0.5%, or 22,000 students, compared to spring 2022. The gains in the community college sector were driven by an 8% increase in dual-enrolled high schoolers (49,000 students). at public schools and 0.2%
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 5, 2023
Mendocino College has achieved the highest percentage of Native American students among all California Community Colleges, The Ukiah Daily Journal reported.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 11, 2023
Boston residents can get tuition-free education at six community colleges, due to the expansion of the city government’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan. Any associate’s degree or “short-term certificate program” will be eligible, but students already enrolled will not be.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 4, 2023
About 20 percent of applicants to California community colleges are scams, just designed to obtain student aid without enrolling, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The scams grew during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EAB
MAY 9, 2023
Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” Episode 150. May 9, 2023. million people.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 6, 2023
Image: Community college baccalaureate programs in California can help more Black and Latino students earn bachelor’s degrees in a state that badly needs a more educated workforce, according to a new report. ” There are currently no community college baccalaureate programs in nursing in the state.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2023
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 5, 2023
Image: Community colleges serve high numbers of parenting students, but too few institutions have campus childcare centers, or sufficient spots to meet demand, to help these students persist and graduate. Leaders of the two organizations plan to lay the groundwork to bring more Head Start centers to community college campuses.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 1, 2023
Pamela Haney will become president of Moraine Valley Community College, effective Jul. Previously, she has served as program administrator and assistant professor of communication arts at Defiance College; and assistant professor of speech communication at Norfolk State University. 1, Patch reported. Dr. Pamela J.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
Layering Mental Health Care at a Community College Featured Image at Top of Article ColumbusState Drone-01.png png Ashley Mowreader Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 12, 2023
Roxbury Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary over three days this weekend, GBH News reported. The anniversary weekend] is an awesome opportunity that's going to pay homage to all of the people who made the college kind of come to be and all of the folks who have continued to contribute over the course of its 50 years.”
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 5, 2023
A jury has awarded $240,000 in damages to two blind students who sued the Los Angeles Community College District. The jury concluded that the district violated the Americans With Disabilities Act in 14 different ways, according to a press release from Brown, Goldstein & Levy, the law firm representing the students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2023
With downtown San Antonio as a beautiful backdrop, representatives from 24 community colleges in 13 states convened for the 29th Annual Community College Futures Assembly in February. Hudson County Community College (N.J.) Hudson County Community College (N.J.) Roueche and Margaretta B.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2023
In 2022, student leaders launched a campaign to challenge the long-standing stigma associated with attending community colleges. To overcome negative stereotypes, the CCSmart advocacy campaign tells the stories of students’ educational journeys and the positive impact community colleges had on their lives.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2023
Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. College leaders report staffing losses at all levels, including IT workers, student success professionals, dining hall workers and executive leaders, she said.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 5, 2023
The faculty union at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, recently voted no confidence in the college’s president, Board of Trustees, chief financial officer and vice president of business affairs, The Toledo Blade reported.
Today's Learner
MARCH 15, 2023
Jacobs is a professor of Sociology at East Carolina University Following a group discussion on the challenges related to teaching Introduction to Sociology, I was asked to compare the community college experience with the large university experience, from both the instructor and student perspectives. missing/makeup tests).
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 11, 2023
Two of the state's higher ed systems are clashing over the right to offer students four-year degrees.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2023
Oakton Community College has changed its name to Oakton College. The school will remain a community college and offer associate degrees, certificates, and adult and continuing education programs, including the State of Illinois High School Diploma and English as a Second Language programs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 8, 2023
Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo will become president of Rockland Community College (RCC), effective July 1. Rápalo is an ideal fit for Rockland Community College,” said Martin Wortendyke, chair of the RCC Board of Trustees. “We Rápalo is a National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) fellow and board member.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 17, 2023
Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy. percent decline in enrollment.
EAB
JANUARY 26, 2023
Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. get your copy 2.
Community College League of California
MAY 31, 2023
The California Community Colleges approved seven additional baccalaureate degree programs at community colleges across the state. President and CEO of the Community College League of California. President and CEO of the Community College League of California.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2023
Legislation changing North Carolina's community college system governance is continuing in the state General Assembly, WRAL reported. The bill was also amended to delete various additional powers for the state community college system president that Republican lawmakers had sought to shift from the system board.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Approximately 29 percent of community college students say they’ve experienced food insecurity, while 14 percent report housing insecurity — and for students of color and those from low-income backgrounds, the challenges are even greater, according to a 2022 survey* by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE).
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 30, 2023
Relatively few two-year college students go on to selective institutions, but some higher ed leaders are creating new pathways to change that.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. At the closing plenary of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges, handed the microphone to students who either currently attend or graduated from a community college.
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
From 2023 through 2028, ten community colleges across the nation will have the opportunity to participate in a program that will boost their reputations in a big way. The Aspen Institute, in partnership with the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher College, Columbia University, leads the initiative.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Image: Community college leaders are largely thrilled about the rise in high school students enrolling in college classes, particularly after steep enrollment declines during the pandemic, and many are hoping the trend continues. The paper offers strategies for colleges to run dual-enrollment programs without breaking the bank.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 4, 2023
Although the pandemic has negatively impacted enrollment across the world of higher education, the drops for minoritized men at community colleges have been especially precipitous. They discussed their ideas Thursday at a panel co-sponsored by CCEAL and the Association of Community College Trustees.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 22, 2023
Community colleges are designed to serve and meet the needs of the communities where they reside. That’s why Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has decided to offer a certificate of proficiency in social justice and an A.S. degree in Human Services, Social Justice Advocacy. “We HCCC is not alone.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2023
Jeff Cox has been appointed president of the North Carolina Community College System. Dr. Jeff Cox Cox is currently president of Wilkes Community College and head of the North Carolina Community College Presidents’ Association.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 22, 2023
Texas Poised to Support Community Colleges Based on Student Outcomes Scott Jaschik Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:12 AM
AACC
APRIL 27, 2023
Guests: Michael Baston, President of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Lisa Williams, Campus President of the Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Western Campus Lindsay English, Assistant Provost and […] Record live at AACC Annual in 2023.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 28, 2023
Virginia Western Community College’s campus in Roanoke has been proposed as the location for a new state historic marker about ties between desegregation and the creation of the state’s community college system, The Roanoke Times reported. This was the first community college to open under the new system.”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2023
George Timmons will become president of Holyoke Community College, pending approval of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, MassLive reported. Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC).
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
One bright spot was community colleges, which, after a nearly 10 percent enrollment decline during the pandemic, saw a slight increase for the 2021–22 academic year. “A lot of the community college space is being disrupted because it’s been so volatile in terms of enrollment,” she said.
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