Last month, I wrote about the recent sale of Ellucian, WCC’s managed service provider. Ellucian had been purchased in 2015 by two venture capital firms…
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Last week, the Barton Community College (Great Bend, KS) Board of Trustees voted to terminate the school’s automotive program. The Trustees cited declining enrollment, high…
Last month, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board both issued COVID-19 recommendations. Higher education institutions in Illinois should require…
The significance of October 1 cannot be overstated. That’s the day the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens. The problem is that…
I ran across some interesting statistics regarding fitness center operation recently. The figures are important, because they raise serious questions about the long-term viability of…
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but most community college students are broke. A recent survey conducted by the Virginia Community College System…
Without doubt, community colleges are champs when it comes to serving non-traditional students. Most four-year universities focus on recruiting and admitting undergraduate students between the…
In May, the University of Nebraska (NU) issued $400M in bonds. The proceeds will fund the university’s plan to address deferred maintenance in 20 campus…
The State of Colorado recently enacted legislation that allows its universities to grant associate degrees to students who left school without finishing a four-year degree…
Earlier this week, the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor released its Roanoke-Chowan Community College audit findings. The State found that due to poor…