Earlier this week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a $1.4B proposal to improve access to affordable childcare. The funding for the proposal will come from the…
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One of the stated goals of Michigan Reconnect was to enroll 70,000 Michiganders age 25+ in educational programs by July. Mission accomplished. According to the…
Eastern Michigan University announced yesterday that it has adopted a block tuition structure. The change means that sixteen credit hours per semester will cost a…
A planned funding increase to hire more full-time community college faculty in California is running into resistance. The Association of Community College Financial Officers penned…
The WCC administration loves to remind the Board that WCC has one of the in-district lowest tuition-and-fee structure in Michigan. That’s true, but as is…
The latest figures from the Michigan Reconnect program show that nearly 72,000 people have applied for benefits under the program. Michigan Reconnect provides community college…
A newly released book, Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College and Creating a Better Future for Young Families, examines the difficulty that teen…
In the most recent WCC Board of Trustees meeting, WCC CFO Bill Johnson provided insight into the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. At…
The Michigan Reconnect program provides free community college tuition for adult learners without a degree over the age of 25. The program is based on…
Yesterday, I wrote about community college affordability for low-income students. The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) released new data earlier this month that examined the…