At Tuesday’s Board Meeting, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a 50% increase to the per-credit hour fee students currently pay for…. um……
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A newly released Bankrate survey of almost 4,000 people shows the generational impact of student loan debt. Thirty-six percent of survey respondents either have or…
Yesterday, I wrote about what I see as deception on the Washtenaw Community College website. WCC could have taken the high road when describing its…
Earlier this week, the Pew Research Center released a new analysis of 2020 economic data from US households. Pew looked at several data sources, including…
Two Long Beach City College instructors have fired the latest salvo in a long-running saga regarding part-time pay. The lawsuit could have far-reaching consequences and…
There is no way around it: the value proposition of a community college degree matters. In fact, it matters so much that would-be students bypass…
I’ve written often about the need to eliminate WCC degree programs that lead people into low-wage jobs. New analysis provided by the Foundation for Research…
Enrollment has declined at community colleges across the nation for the past decade, but the pandemic has accelerated the slide. There is no one reason…
Last week, the Michigan Association of United Ways (MAUW) released a new report about poverty in Michigan. In it, report authors claim that nearly half…
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data, Michigan community colleges welcomed more than 21,600 students last fall. Michigan’s free college programs drove enrollment…