A comprehensive Payscale study of community college graduates showed that WCC alumni rank in the bottom 50% for annual early- and mid-career earnings. Early-career WCC…
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The deadline to apply for free community college tuition under the state’s Futures for Frontliners program is approaching. The application window closes on December 31,…
Figures released last week by the US Census Bureau show that the nation’s population rose at its slowest rate in 120 years. The US population…
Recent higher education enrollment data from the National Center for Education statics describe a disturbing trend. Community college enrollment among Black males is at a…
You can’t find a news story today about community colleges that doesn’t mention the sharp decline in enrollment. Community colleges were expecting a big, recession-fueled…
A recently released report on immediate college enrollment by 2020 high school graduates shows the devastation of COVID-19. Community colleges took the biggest hit with…
Last year, New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled her plan to provide free college tuition to New Mexico high school graduates. Through the legislative…
Yesterday, I looked at the rising enrollment at Odessa College, a community college in Odessa, TX. (OC also offers a bachelor’s degree program.) I’m looking…
Nationwide, community college enrollment is down by nearly 10% over last year. COVID-19 has had a profound impact on higher education, and community colleges have…
This summer, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a study of student debt outcomes by borrowers’ race and ZIP code. The Fed study…