Based on preliminary budget documents published by the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, it seems the State Legislature is poised to increase community college funding.…
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At Tuesday’s Board Meeting, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a 50% increase to the per-credit hour fee students currently pay for…. um……
A newly released Bankrate survey of almost 4,000 people shows the generational impact of student loan debt. Thirty-six percent of survey respondents either have or…
There is no way around it: the value proposition of a community college degree matters. In fact, it matters so much that would-be students bypass…
Lowe’s announced today that it will join other major employers in offering debt-free college education to its workers. The company, headquartered in Mooresville, NC, will…
Last week, the Michigan Association of United Ways (MAUW) released a new report about poverty in Michigan. In it, report authors claim that nearly half…
Community colleges have weathered the pandemic poorly. Enrollment at two-year schools has declined steadily for a decade. States, desperate to raise the number of workers…
The promise of a free college education to potentially hundreds of thousands of Michiganders was completely lost on Washtenaw County. While Michigan’s community college enrollment…
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data, Michigan community colleges welcomed more than 21,600 students last fall. Michigan’s free college programs drove enrollment…
A new report by researchers at The New School suggests that more than a million older workers – aged 55 and up – were forced…