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…
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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…
In the last three weeks, more than 20 million Americans have filed unemployment claims, with certainly more to come. Most states have issued stay-at-home orders,…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, US community college spend 42% of their budget on instruction. In a recent Board meeting, WCC CFO…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, US colleges and universities now spend nearly as much money on administration as they do on instruction.…
Under a deal the US Congress approved last month, Michigan colleges and universities will collectively receive $66M in federal aid. The money was allocated in…