Texas governor Greg Abbott has been making headlines lately. Everyone has an opinion about Abbott, and Texas, for that matter. But setting Texas politics aside,…
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The headline on a CNN.com story caught my attention this afternoon. It reads: No college degree? More employers than ever just don’t care This kind…
Recently, I read about an HVAC employer in Maine who is so desperate for tech workers that he recruits students out of high school. That’s…
Marketing has become (and will continue to be) an important element of recruiting for community colleges. A recent study conducted by Simpson Scarborough showed that…
One-third of US workers under the age of 40 considered changing careers during the pandemic. The figures come from a Washington Post- Schar School poll…
New data released by the College Board shows that a growing number of students are submitting college applications without standardized test scores. Additionally, the number…
Everywhere you look, there’s evidence of COVID-19’s impact on community colleges. Nationally, community college enrollment dropped by nearly 10%. Students were forced to leave campus.…
I ran across an old article – dated three days before the lockdown in 2020. It was about the need for a college degree. The…
Amazon has joined the ranks of retailers that will offer hourly workers free college tuition. The retail giant had previously offered a 95% college tuition…
President Joe Biden announced a sweeping vaccine mandate earlier today. The Executive Order could affect more than 100M workers. At the same time, the Los…