I have written about this before, but the growing angst about declining community college enrollment is, in a word, misguided. An increasing number of high…
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The US Department of Education may return to its gainful employment reporting requirements for all US degree-granting institutions. The current proposed regulation says: “On a…
The Comptroller of the State of Tennessee recently issued a report on outcomes of the state’s Reconnect program. According to the Comptroller’s analysis, students in…
Louisiana Delta Community College has partnered with Bastrop, LA to create a simulated hospital for LDCC nursing students. LDCC, in Monroe, LA is about 26…
The adage, “Time heals all wounds” apparently doesn’t apply to financial wounds. Or the inability of public-sector administrators to recognize risk. I recently ran across…
Texas legislators will evaluate the state’s community college funding model beginning this year. Currently, Texas has sixty-three community colleges, which enroll nearly half of the…
Last week, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved a request to begin planning a health and fitness center for university students. The new…
I ran across a discussion today that I haven’t seen for a while: how to grow community college enrollment. Nationally, enrollment in two-year schools is…
Last fall, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) downgraded its accreditation for Napa Valley College (NVC). According to the ACCJC, it flagged…
A 2021 research report on community college student retention shows that about 41% of community college students leave after their first year. WCC’s 39% first-year…