Yesterday, I wrote about the difference between the federal poverty level and a living wage. I also wrote about why it is important for community…
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Last month, the WCC Board of Trustees handed the students a 4% tuition increase. At the same time, the taxpayers of Washtenaw County handed WCC…
Yesterday, the Hechinger Report published a story about the plight of students who transfer from a community college to a university. The widely syndicated story…
Earlier this week, the WCC Board of Trustees approved a new tuition rate structure for the 2023-24 school year. Unfortunately, they did not take the…
Washtenaw Community College announced receipt of a $2M grant to fund its new “Advance Ypsi” initiative. The program will provide educational assistance to high school…
I ran across a news item yesterday that said Austin Community College trustees voted against raising student tuition for the tenth year in a row.…
According to employment data released last week, Washtenaw County’s unemployment rate remained constant at 3.5%. That’s slightly better than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.3%…
In the last couple of posts, I have written about the state of community college education, and why the current approach to career and transfer…
Yesterday, I wrote about community college education in Michigan, and which degree programs attract the majority of students. Today, I will look at the relative…
Statewide examinations of community colleges are revealing factors that limit the institutions’ success. The audits identify major gaps in oversight, misspending, and strategy, all of…