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…
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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,…
If you read today’s Detroit Free Press, you may have seen an article regarding WCC’s projected enrollment losses for the spring/summer semester. Currently, enrollment is…
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…
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…
Most of Michigan’s community colleges have struggled with declining enrollment for most of the last decade. While there are different ways to measure an institution’s…