Innovation is critical to survival in the business world. Businesses that don’t innovate don’t last. The same can be said of people who don’t update…
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For the past couple of days, I’ve written about WCC’s development of short-term certificates, despite evidence dating back to 2015 that these programs produce no…
Yesterday, I wrote about WCC’s love affair with short-term certificates, and their negative effect on women’s earnings. The conclusions came from a 2017 study conducted…
For whatever reason, Washtenaw Community College has gone all in on certificates over associate’s degrees. The strategy is certainly questionable for the college, but it’s…
In next year’s state budget, Washtenaw Community College will have another chance to capture state tuition aid. Although Michigan’s free college programs attracted tens of…
Community colleges around the country are crafting different strategies to address budget shortfalls. In some cases, community college administrators are dealing with 8-digit deficits. The…
Rising inflation is on everyone’s minds lately. Monthly inflation in March was 8.5%. That’s the highest recorded rise in consumer costs since January 1982. No…
In what is likely bad news for Michigan community colleges, Michigan State University will not require SAT scores from applicants. Like many other colleges and…
Based on preliminary budget documents published by the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, it seems the State Legislature is poised to increase community college funding.…
A few days ago, I wrote about chronic misrepresentations regarding potential salary and required education for positions that WCC claims its degree and certificate programs…