For the last couple of days, I’ve written about the federal support given to community colleges, and how colleges have used it. Community colleges have…
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Yesterday, I wrote about the three rounds of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF). You may also know this money as CARES Act funding.…
Everywhere you look, there’s evidence of COVID-19’s impact on community colleges. Nationally, community college enrollment dropped by nearly 10%. Students were forced to leave campus.…
Amazon has joined the ranks of retailers that will offer hourly workers free college tuition. The retail giant had previously offered a 95% college tuition…
Last week, Walmart announced that it would pay 100% of its workers’ college tuition and books costs. Today, Target did the same. To qualify full-time…
County College of Morris (New Jersey) has a lot to be proud of. It recently ranked in the top 2% of community colleges in the…
Community colleges are doing more than forgiving student debt in their efforts to boost their fall enrollment. They’re using federal assistance to pay for incentives…
The significance of October 1 cannot be overstated. That’s the day the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens. The problem is that…
Without doubt, community colleges are champs when it comes to serving non-traditional students. Most four-year universities focus on recruiting and admitting undergraduate students between the…
The State of Colorado recently enacted legislation that allows its universities to grant associate degrees to students who left school without finishing a four-year degree…