States have different mechanisms for funding their community colleges. In many places, local community college taxes play a big role in funding two-year schools. I…
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New data released this month by the National Student Clearinghouse shows that the six-year graduation rate for community college students inched up slightly. The six-year…
Prior to the pandemic, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees considered an expensive problem. WCC planned to do a major renovation to the Morris…
I ran across a college ranking site recently that had some interesting observations about Washtenaw Community College. In terms of Michigan higher education institutions, the…
Amazon announced last month that it would invest $3M in community colleges across Washington State to deliver computer science instruction. The programs will award bachelor’s…
Yesterday, I wrote about two different projects in two different states that share a single failure. Community leaders have “invested” public funds into what are…
Two different cities, two different projects, same result. I’m referring to the
Yesterday, I wrote about the potential dangers of viewing community college academic programs as profit centers. A community does not fund a college to make…
Last November, the administration at Everett Community College in Everett, WA announced that it would close the on-campus daycare center. Currently, the center provides high…
Last month, Ohio governor Mike DeWine announced Intel’s commitment to build a new computer chip manufacturing facility near Columbus. The state offered nearly $2B in…