Lansing legislators have once again begun the budget planning for Michigan’s higher education institutions. As of yet, they have made no decisions, but separate proposals…
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At Tuesday’s Board Meeting, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a 50% increase to the per-credit hour fee students currently pay for…. um……
Earlier this week, the Pew Research Center released a new analysis of 2020 economic data from US households. Pew looked at several data sources, including…
Two Long Beach City College instructors have fired the latest salvo in a long-running saga regarding part-time pay. The lawsuit could have far-reaching consequences and…
There is no way around it: the value proposition of a community college degree matters. In fact, it matters so much that would-be students bypass…
The pandemic has left no doubt that community college administration will be changing soon. Enrollment data show that overall, community colleges have lost about 15%…
Lowe’s announced today that it will join other major employers in offering debt-free college education to its workers. The company, headquartered in Mooresville, NC, will…
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data, Michigan community colleges welcomed more than 21,600 students last fall. Michigan’s free college programs drove enrollment…
Michigan Advance published an interesting OpEd last week regarding the decline in university enrollment in the State of Michigan. Most four-year universities in Michigan experienced…
A few days ago, I wrote about the fact that everyone has a theory about community college enrollment declines. Theorists often portray the pandemic and…