I read an interesting statistic the other day: two-thirds of the Futures for Frontliners applicants are female. It’s not surprising, however. According to the Bureau…
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The Board of Trustees at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA recently voted to reverse the STCC president’s decision to terminate 5 academic programs.…
It’s no secret that community college enrollment is down. Frankly, it’s down all over the country. During a recession, community colleges usually see increasing enrollment.…
When someone mentions “the wage gap,” a listener may assume that the phrase refers to earnings differences among men and women. While that’s certainly fertile…
A new analysis from The Hechinger Report shows that community colleges may have bigger problems than pandemic-induced low enrollment. Community colleges took a big hit…
The Aspen Prize is a $1M competitive award, given every other year to recognize high-achieving community colleges. Using a two-year grant cycle, the Aspen Institute…
Earlier this week, the Brookings Institution published a piece by Nicol Turner Lee, a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and the Director of the Center…
Yesterday, I wrote about recruiting students away from for-profit colleges. Clearly, students who consider for-profit colleges don’t understand the finer points of college costs. These…
From a student’s perspective, there’s not much to recommend a for-profit college. Regardless, they still have a strong appeal to certain students. It shouldn’t be…
If you’ve been around Washtenaw Community College for any length of time, you know that the WCC summer semester is a lightweight. Further, the instructor…