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…
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Education researchers have touted microcredentials as the next big thing in post-secondary education, but a new survey of more than 500 employers indicates that they…
Late last year, the Kansas state legislature earmarked $45M to help address maintenance neglect on the campuses of the state universities in Kansas. There’s nothing…
Earlier this month, California legislators announced a plan to retract funding from California State University campuses that are losing enrollment. The legislature would then distribute…
2022 wasn’t any better for community college enrollment than 2021 was. Or 2020, for that matter. It is easy to see the steep decline in…
Yesterday, I wrote about the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and the framing that WCC uses for the offering. In the most recent issue of “On the…
In the current edition of “On the Record,” WCC notes that the Michigan Achievement Scholarship is available to students beginning in 2023. According to WCC,…
Yesterday, I wrote about Berkshire Community College and its new partnership with Wayfair. BCC is recruiting individuals to complete a workforce development training course that…
I ran across an article today about a new training program at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, MA. BCC offers the program in conjunction with…
And there it is. While everyone’s wringing their hands about community college enrollment and dreaming up ways to make community college attendance even cheaper, the…