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Amarillo, Imperial Valley colleges tie for Aspen’s community college prize

Higher Ed Dive

The biennial Prize for Community College Excellence grants each institution $500,000.

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Workforce hampered by broken relationship between community colleges and employers, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

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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A ‘Bold’ Approach to Community College Funding

Inside Higher Ed

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

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Texas Senate Approves Community College Funding Bill

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Community college leaders must defend DEI (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

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.

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Community Colleges Up, Four-Year Schools Down in Latest Enrollment Data

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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%

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Mendocino College Reaches Highest Percentage of Native American Students Among California Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mendocino College has achieved the highest percentage of Native American students among all California Community Colleges, The Ukiah Daily Journal reported.