It’s no secret that community colleges are in some kind of trouble. The model for these institutions, which Congress initially developed in 1917, was a…
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Michigan’s manufacturing industries have often been unkind to the environment. Our pleasant peninsulas may collectively be known as the Great Lakes State, but we’re not…
One Ann Arbor higher education institution is doing its part to grow the semiconductor workforce here. It’s not Washtenaw Community College, but at least someone’s…
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…
Earlier this week, the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics released a series of regional Career Outlook reports that project employment needs through 2030. The…
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…
New data from the New York Federal Reserve Bank shows the surprising change in the country’s reservation wage. If you don’t keep up with the…
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 state budget contains funds to expand the Michigan Reconnect program to offer free community college tuition to all residents 21 years of age or…
When you hear about college recruiting, the discussion usually focuses on sports like football or basketball. But schools that haven’t had to recruit in the…