Last weekend, Northwestern College – a for-profit college that specializes in allied health education – closed rather unceremoniously, leaving several hundred students in a bind.…
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There’s been much talk about the enrollment cliff. The term refers to a drop in the population of school-aged individuals. For colleges and universities, this…
Washtenaw County has always prided itself on its connections to higher education. At one time, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hosted five institutions of higher learning,…
Every choice has consequences, but sometimes, the choosers aren’t the ones who feel the pinch. A couple of days ago I wrote about a community…
Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…
I think the WCC Board of Trustees needs to create a clear, measurable definition of WCC’s purpose. The lowest median income in the County belongs…
Rite-Aid announced last week that it will close all of its Michigan stores beginning in July. CVS just closed the Carpenter Road store and promises…
If you’ve been paying attention to the news at all recently, you may have seen stories about an ongoing investigation at the Detroit River Front…
Newly released data from the National Student Clearinghouse shows an increase in the number of Americans who have some college, no degree (SCND). Despite substantial…
I read an article today from the El Camino College Union – the student newspaper at El Camino Community College in Torrance, CA. ECC is…