Last week, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved a request to begin planning a health and fitness center for university students. The new…
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Last fall, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) downgraded its accreditation for Napa Valley College (NVC). According to the ACCJC, it flagged…
A 2021 research report on community college student retention shows that about 41% of community college students leave after their first year. WCC’s 39% first-year…
Late last year, Georgetown University published a report that advocated a serious redesign of the US educational system. Researchers there argue that the US needs…
States have different mechanisms for funding their community colleges. In many places, local community college taxes play a big role in funding two-year schools. I…
New data released this month by the National Student Clearinghouse shows that the six-year graduation rate for community college students inched up slightly. The six-year…
Prior to the pandemic, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees considered an expensive problem. WCC planned to do a major renovation to the Morris…
I ran across a college ranking site recently that had some interesting observations about Washtenaw Community College. In terms of Michigan higher education institutions, the…
Amazon announced last month that it would invest $3M in community colleges across Washington State to deliver computer science instruction. The programs will award bachelor’s…
Yesterday, I wrote about two different projects in two different states that share a single failure. Community leaders have “invested” public funds into what are…