The US Senate is considering increasing the Department of Education appropriation to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $250. On the surface, $250 doesn’t sound…
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Forbes ran an opinion piece earlier this week that positively gushed about the value of community colleges. It riffed on the recently released America’s Hidden…
As the Michigan state legislature works through the budget process for next year, it appears poised to add $70M to expand the Michigan Reconnect program.…
For more than a year, the New Jersey City University has struggled to correct significant financial deficits that have threatened the university’s operation. The school’s…
I’m still thinking about the Business Leaders for Michigan report released last week that analyzes what “we” can do to assist Michigan community colleges. The…
As the Business Leaders for Michigan report, released earlier this week, gains exposure, the media have latched onto certain narrow elements of it, such as…
One of the community college recommendations in the Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) report is the creation of a state agency to support community colleges.…
If community colleges need another reason to re-evaluate their strategy of providing training and education for low-wage work, here it is. Credit card debt is…
WCC isn’t the only community college having difficulty getting people into its classrooms via the Michigan Reconnect program. According to the State of Michigan, only…
High demand in the labor market will increase pressure on higher education institutions that are hoping to increase their fall enrollment. Unemployment remained under 4%…