Last week, the Michigan legislature stuck a fork in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plans for free community college for all graduating high school seniors. Whitmer’s plan…
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It’s May 13, and we’re inching ever closer to May 31, which is D-Day for Eastern Gateway Community College. As it becomes ever clearer that…
Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released some research that explains exactly how devastating the failure of community colleges has been. I say…
Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY announced yesterday that it plans layoffs of faculty and staff in an effort to “right-size” the college. Enrollment at…
If Washtenaw Community College Trustees need another reason to insist that the WCC Administration immediately refocus on creating programs that lead graduates to high-wage jobs,…
In the past few months, I have written about Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) in Steubenville, OH. More recently, I have written about Lakeland Community…
I read an opinion piece recently that advocated for the passage of the “workforce Pell” bill. The bill, which is stuck in the House of…
Researchers from New York University recently published a study of the post-secondary majors that provide the greatest increase in income following graduation. The research, which…
The age requirements that the Michigan Legislature dropped last year for the Michigan Reconnect program will expire later this year. That means 21-year-old applicants will…
Washtenaw Community College announced this week that it will not raise tuition for in-district students. The in-person tuition rate will remain $99 per credit hour,…