One of the community college recommendations in the Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) report is the creation of a state agency to support community colleges.…
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The saga of Eastern Gateway Community College continues. You may recall that EGCC, in Steubenville, OH, ran afoul of both the US Department of Education…
About a month ago, the Times of San Diego ran an opinion piece that is worth the time it takes to read it. The author…
A New Jersey community college has received notice that its accreditation is in jeopardy. In a letter dated June 29, the Middle State Commission on…
One of the primary drivers of President Biden’s currently derailed student loan forgiveness plan is the size of student loan debt. Right now, 43 million…
In 2019, voters in the Ann Arbor Public School District authorized a one billion dollar bond issue to finance capital projects throughout the district. Although…
More than a year ago, I wrote about the consolidation of five rural Minnesota community colleges. The new institution, known as Minnesota North College, has…
US News and World Report published an interesting article today regarding red flags among higher education institutions’ financial conditions. The two specific areas of concern…
Yesterday, I wrote about the excess capacity at Michigan’s public universities. Based on each university’s peak enrollment, I calculated that Michigan currently has more than…
Higher education institutions aren’t the only ones struggling with the consequences of neglected facilities maintenance. The enormous cost of ignoring infrastructure problems isn’t the only…