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…
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Community colleges around the country are working on return-to-school plans for the fall semester. But rebuilding enrollment will take more than simply offering in-person classes.…
Yesterday, I wrote about the need for WCC to shift its approach to recruiting students. The WCC administration has identified the decline in the high-school…
President Biden’s newly announced infrastructure deal will create thousands of jobs. In addition, about a quarter of today’s infrastructure workforce is heading into retirement. Analysts…
A recent opinion piece in Forbes questions the need for free community college. The claims that community college affordability eliminates the need for free tuition.…
There is a lot of talk about free community college. Many states have even adopted some form of it as part of their economic recovery…
Yesterday, I wrote about the need for WCC to better recruit graduating high school seniors. One reason is that some recent high school graduates (most…
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released provisional US birth rate data for 2020. According to the report, the fertility rate was…
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…
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…