Eastern Michigan University announced yesterday that it has adopted a block tuition structure. The change means that sixteen credit hours per semester will cost a…
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A study by The Boston Foundation and MassINC show that Black and Hispanic community college graduates in Massachusetts are more likely to be employed and…
A recent article in the Hechinger Report details the difficulty that the construction sector has in finding employees. I’m not talking about residential home construction…
The WCC administration loves to remind the Board that WCC has one of the in-district lowest tuition-and-fee structure in Michigan. That’s true, but as is…
The latest figures from the Michigan Reconnect program show that nearly 72,000 people have applied for benefits under the program. Michigan Reconnect provides community college…
Earlier this month, the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) released student success data for Michigan’s community colleges. The WCC administration has reported this…
North Carolina community colleges, like those in many other states, rely heavily on state funding. Last December, the system requested sufficient funding to increase community…
Not every student likes online learning. In fact, 70% of college students would be just fine without ever taking another online class again. That’s a…
The COVID-19 pandemic was particularly effective at reducing community college enrollment. A new study that examined the impact of COVID-19 on the California community college…
Last year, prior to the pandemic, WCC planned to close the Morris Lawrence Building for a major renovation. The cost of this work was $9M.…