Recessions are usually diagnosed months after they begin. Economists pronounce a recession only when they see a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in two…
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At the March 31 Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Richard Landau asked what would happen if the COVID-19 pandemic continued through the summer. As time…
If you read today’s Detroit Free Press, you may have seen an article regarding WCC’s projected enrollment losses for the spring/summer semester. Currently, enrollment is…
Recent surveys of high school seniors show that fall enrollment plans are changing for the Class of 2024. The uncertainty regarding students’ pre-outbreak plans offer…
Earlier this week, the Trustees of Muskegon Community College voted unanimously to raise tuition by 4% for the 2020-21 school year. The tuition increase will…
Many colleges and universities have already written off the Spring/Summer semester. For its part, WCC has announced that it will offer an online-only semester. The…
A recent report highlights the disconnection between higher education facilities construction and enrollment trends. According to the 7th annual State of the Facilities in Higher…
Last fall, Moody’s Investors Service issued a negative outlook for higher education. That assessment was the second consecutive downgrade for higher education. The MIS outlook…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, US community college spend 42% of their budget on instruction. In a recent Board meeting, WCC CFO…
A decade of unrestrained growth in the WCC administration illustrates the need for more critical Board oversight. The Board has added millions to the WCC…