I recently wrote about the decision that most community colleges seem to be making for the fall semester. That is, they’re planning to offer an…
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Community colleges have a well-understood mission of educating the most economically marginalized people in a region. Typically, these local educational resources offer low-cost training for…
Michigan’s community colleges are beginning to announce their fall semester plans. WCC has not yet indicated how it plans to offer its fall classes. During…
For the last few days, I’ve written about WCC and its unusual attraction to issuing less-than-1-year certificates. WCC issues nearly five times more less-than-1-year certificates…
Yesterday, I wrote about WCC’s devotion to certificate programs. So I decided to take a look at what other Michigan community colleges are doing with…
Most people don’t take the time to look at graduation statistics for any particular institution. Even so, the numbers tell a tale, which is why…
As of today, WCC’s occupational education labs and classrooms remain closed. For many of these programs, soldiering on isn’t possible right now. It would be…
“In addition, we have already – we’re already working – because it was one of our strategic goals – to have that complete college online.…
“You gotta know something that somebody else doesn’t know. And liberal arts colleges are having some problems because simply, as I say, writing about the…
Yesterday, I wrote about the economic value of skilled trades and technical education. So amid the economic uncertainty, it’s disturbing to hear the College president…