COVID-19 has done a number on businesses in just about every sector. But the corporate response to the pandemic provides ample opportunity for community colleges…
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I read a column yesterday about the conflict between the cost of daycare and the wages daycare workers earn. The author wrote in the context…
Yesterday, I wrote about the hidden cost of tuition increases. Students have met every significant WCC tuition increase in the past 20 years with declines…
Recently, the WCC Board of Trustees approved a $5-per-credit-hour increase to WCC’s existing fee. The increase raises WCC’s cost of attendance to $110 per credit…
Accelerating the pace of higher education seems to be a recurring theme. Traditional post-secondary education in the United States revolves around a 2-year or 4-year…
Last month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued updated guidance to federal agencies on skill-based hiring. On the surface, that sounds promising, but for…
The American Association of Community Colleges has been lobbying the Biden administration for student loan relief. As the administration ponders the possibility of broad forgiveness…
Yesterday, I wrote about student loan interest rates and their scheduled rise. Since early in the pandemic, the federal government has hit the pause button…
Interest rates on new federal student loans will rise effective July 1. The current interest rate, 3.73% will creep up more than 1.25% to 4.99%…
Legislators introduced a package of bills today that would extend the Michigan Reconnect program to individuals twenty-one and older. Currently, the program is available only…