Nationwide, community college enrollment is down by nearly 10% over last year. COVID-19 has had a profound impact on higher education, and community colleges have…
Posts published in “WCC structural deficit”
In the last few weeks, I’ve written extensively about opportunities for raising enrollment at WCC. Although there are many places to look for new students,…
This summer, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a study of student debt outcomes by borrowers’ race and ZIP code. The Fed study…
Today’s issue of the Dayton Business Journal featured a profile of Edison State Community College. ESCC is one of only three two-year institutions in Ohio…
Very few (if any) community colleges in Michigan have not laid off employees, or cut budgets and programs in response to the pandemic. But how…
The Futures for Frontliners program will give Michigan community colleges a taste of the impact of universal free community college. As of last week, about…
In periods of economic uncertainty, it is tempting for community colleges to raise tuition to offset increases in costs. Even modest increases, however, can reduce…
Earlier this year, The Hechinger Report analyzed the struggles of Ohio University. OU is about the size of Grand Valley State University, and enrolls about…
There is a disturbing trend developing around debt incurred by publicly funded institutions. In short, the pandemic has financially destabilized publicly funded institutions that are…
In 2018, Seattle city residents approved a special seven-year tax levy to fund the Seattle Promise program. Seattle Promise funds two years (or 90 credit…