Statewide examinations of community colleges are revealing factors that limit the institutions’ success. The audits identify major gaps in oversight, misspending, and strategy, all of…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to lower the age to qualify for the Michigan Reconnect plan could backfire. The governor was in Battle Creek today to…
The Hechinger Report offers an interesting analysis of the cost of educating a community college student. The issue arises tangentially; Texas is redesigning its community…
No one knows exactly when a recession starts. Inflation and the moves the Fed has made to stop it have added a layer of intrigue…
Heartland Community College, in Normal, IL plans to increase its tuition and fees for next year by $8 per credit hour. The increase represents a…
Job cuts at community colleges accounted for nearly two-thirds of all job losses in higher education between FY 2019 and FY 2022. During that period,…
As community college trustees plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year, tuition hikes are seemingly part of the plan. Trustees from around the nation will consider…
The State of California has some significant budget problems this year. As in, it has a $22.5 billion gap between its revenues and its expenses.…
Yesterday, I wrote about college closures. There seems to be a growing trend among community colleges of closing campuses and programs. In the coming years,…
Recently, there has been a lot written about the competition for staffing at colleges and universities. Alongside that, you can also find a lot of…