Preliminary enrollment figures for the Fall 2023 semester are beginning to roll in from around the state and the nation. For example, Kellogg Community College…
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Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July unemployment figures. Overall, unemployment in the United States was 3.5%, which reflected no change from…
Yesterday, I wrote about some new analysis that shows that community colleges (including Washtenaw Community College) generally do a poor job of helping low-income students…
The University of North Carolina revealed earlier this year that it faces a maintenance backlog of more than $1.1B. Aging HVAC systems account for about…
Yesterday, I wrote about the growing gap between median rent and median income in our area. The vast difference has an impact on people who…
For those who still haven’t figured out why community college enrollment is dropping, one only needs to look at the challenges that young adults currently…
If you follow higher education news, you know that colleges and universities all over the United States are closing or warning of impending closures. This…
The US Senate is considering increasing the Department of Education appropriation to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $250. On the surface, $250 doesn’t sound…
Forbes ran an opinion piece earlier this week that positively gushed about the value of community colleges. It riffed on the recently released America’s Hidden…
Bridge Michigan ran the Michigan Community College Association’s “rebuttal” of sorts to the Business Leaders for Michigan report, which the group released last week. I’m…