Yesterday, I wrote that it is not enough to throw money at community colleges via the Michigan Reconnect program. The state must also hold community…
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As the Michigan state legislature works through the budget process for next year, it appears poised to add $70M to expand the Michigan Reconnect program.…
Bridge Michigan ran the Michigan Community College Association’s “rebuttal” of sorts to the Business Leaders for Michigan report, which the group released last week. I’m…
One problem I have with the Business Leaders For Michigan report is that it assumes that the majority of students who attend a community college…
WCC isn’t the only community college having difficulty getting people into its classrooms via the Michigan Reconnect program. According to the State of Michigan, only…
Yesterday, I wrote about the competition for students that schools are engaged in. The competition isn’t so much between themselves as it is with the…
High demand in the labor market will increase pressure on higher education institutions that are hoping to increase their fall enrollment. Unemployment remained under 4%…
The saga of Eastern Gateway Community College continues. You may recall that EGCC, in Steubenville, OH, ran afoul of both the US Department of Education…
One of the primary drivers of President Biden’s currently derailed student loan forgiveness plan is the size of student loan debt. Right now, 43 million…
This week, the news cycle has focused on the Supreme Court ruling that gutted Affirmative Action as it relates to selective college admissions criteria. Technically,…