Last summer, the WCC administration outsourced its in-house IT staff. The outsourcing contract requires WCC to make payments of more than $433,000 per month to…
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In July 2011, WCC employed 178 full time administrators. By June 30, 2019, that number had mushroomed to 235. The size of the WCC administration…
Recessions are usually diagnosed months after they begin. Economists pronounce a recession only when they see a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in two…
At the February Board of Trustees meeting, one trustee made an interesting comment regarding transfer students. You can read the transcript here. In this section,…
Ninety days ago, the US economy was operating at full employment. Ninety days ago, the US also logged its first confirmed case of coronavirus. In…
Recent surveys of high school seniors show that fall enrollment plans are changing for the Class of 2024. The uncertainty regarding students’ pre-outbreak plans offer…
Earlier this week, the Trustees of Muskegon Community College voted unanimously to raise tuition by 4% for the 2020-21 school year. The tuition increase will…
Many colleges and universities have already written off the Spring/Summer semester. For its part, WCC has announced that it will offer an online-only semester. The…
A recent report highlights the disconnection between higher education facilities construction and enrollment trends. According to the 7th annual State of the Facilities in Higher…
Last fall, Moody’s Investors Service issued a negative outlook for higher education. That assessment was the second consecutive downgrade for higher education. The MIS outlook…