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…
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Yesterday, I looked at the impact of COVID-19 on recent high school graduates. But adult learners in Washtenaw County will feel the effects of the…
The possibility of a “recovery” from COVID-19 in Washtenaw County is exciting. It will also require a lot of work, especially on WCC’s part. The…
Although the Biden administration has not come up with a student loan strategy yet, free community college may give two-year institutions the handicap they’re looking…
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…
Michigan voters put Gretchen Whitmer in the Governor’s seat on one key issue: “Fix the Damned Roads.” Michigan’s roads are among the worst in the…
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,…
Yesterday, I wrote about the declining value of a college education. The change in value is a problem for community colleges. I said that propping…
Attending college has always been thought of as an investment, because historically, earning a college degree meant earning more money. WCC students show up every…
Muskegon Community College trustees voted yesterday to accept an offer of $1.17M for the college’s Fitness Center. The building, which MCC purchased in 2015, has…