Recently, WCC announced that it was part of a larger group of community colleges in Southeast Michigan that will share in a grant by the…
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Consulting firm McKinsey & Company released a new analysis of the US higher education landscape last month. Their conclusions give new perspective to the “enrollment…
Last week, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a $4 per credit hour tuition increase for in-district students. The move could potentially generate…
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…
If you want to know the future of community colleges, look at Oregon. Budget shortfalls have plagued the system statewide for at least the past…
Labor union contract negotiations are always interesting. This year, the negotiations at WCC are likely to be even more interesting. Last week, Michigan became the…
Last fall, chip manufacturer Micron selected Onondaga County to build a new $100B chip fabrication facility. When complete in 2025, the facility will house the…
If you’re unfamiliar with Head Start, it is a program the Department of Health and Human Services funds to provide comprehensive education and health services…
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…
In President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, he talked about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its potential to create a half-million clean…