According to figures from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), about one in three women who attend a public two-year institution have children that…
Posts published in “Deferred Maintenance”
The administration at Washtenaw Community College has incurred $20M in deferred maintenance projects around the campus. Deferred maintenance is repair work on buildings and systems that should have been done and was instead put off.
Taxpayers provided WCC with the money it needed to perform all necessary maintenance. Instead of using the money to repair buildings and critical systems, the administration has spent the money on other priorities.
Officials at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, VA have a problem on their hands. The roof of Templin Hall, an academic building that houses…
On February 25, the Trustees of the Santa Barbara Community College voted in a closed session to approve the layoffs of three SBCC staff members.…
Yesterday, I wrote about the plan to invest billions in community college infrastructure. I said that the government should not reward community colleges – like…
President Joe Biden will propose a new $2T plan which provides funds to upgrade community college infrastructure. While I agree in principle that community colleges…
The latest Gordian report raises questions about the need for new campus construction. Based on enrollment data since 2007, students aren’t driving the need for…
The 8th annual Gordian State of Facilities in Higher Education report has been released. No surprise – higher education facilities are in deep trouble. Campus…
Academic Influence released its first-ever ranking of US community colleges, and WCC ranked near the bottom of community colleges in Michigan. Personally, I don’t put…
With vaccine distribution well under way, it is tempting to think about returning to life as it was in 2019. The FDA gave the Johnson…
What happened in Texas this month wasn’t pretty. The large-scale failure of the Texas energy grid caused widespread power outages. At exactly the same time,…