Earlier today, the Mott Community College Board of Trustees voted to hire an interim president to replace Beverly Walker-Griffea. The Board interviewed four candidates. Three…
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A recent analysis by consulting firm Korn Ferry indicates that a growing population of young adults are becoming discouraged by their employment prospects. This cohort,…
Last weekend, Northwestern College – a for-profit college that specializes in allied health education – closed rather unceremoniously, leaving several hundred students in a bind.…
According to data the US Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis collects, the median home size of houses for sale in June 2024 in Washtenaw…
Yesterday, I wrote about housing in Washtenaw County and what it takes income-wise to live in various communities here. There is no doubt that Washtenaw…
A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition uses US Census Bureau data to calculate the wages required to rent a “modest” two-bedroom…
Washtenaw County has always prided itself on its connections to higher education. At one time, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hosted five institutions of higher learning,…
Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…
Elgin Community College in Elgin, IL announced last week that it intends to build a new $80M manufacturing and technology center. The college will break…
Yesterday, I wrote about the median and mean incomes in Ypsilanti, and how those figures both exceed the average earning potential for a WCC graduate.…