It appears as though the Texas state legislature will adopt outcomes-based funding for the state’s 50 community colleges. The proposal was contingent on the legislature…
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On Wednesday, the US Department of Education released the much-awaited “gainful employment rules.” The new rules will determine program-specific eligibility for federal financial aid. First…
Yesterday, I wrote about the most recent release of earnings data from the US Department of Education. Although the data covered only a few programs…
If you want a visual explanation of why community college enrollment is tanking, look no farther than The HEA Group’s analysis of US Department of…
Yesterday, Bridge Michigan published a nice piece on the state’s population problems, and the impacts it will have on Michigan’s future. You can read it…
Recently, I have written about the long-term danger of training people for low-wage work. That danger will not materialize until these workers reach retirement age…
Enrollment declines are nothing new at the community college level. Enrollment has been dropping for more than a decade. But how will community colleges fare…
Yesterday, the Hechinger Report published a story about the plight of students who transfer from a community college to a university. The widely syndicated story…
Washtenaw Community College announced receipt of a $2M grant to fund its new “Advance Ypsi” initiative. The program will provide educational assistance to high school…
If you need more reasons to believe that the WCC administration should encourage students to seek associate degrees, look at the US Census Bureau’s Week…