Last week, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a $4 per credit hour tuition increase for in-district students. The move could potentially generate…
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I have written about the financial crisis at New Jersey City University several times. In a nutshell, NJCU found itself nearly $23M short on operating…
I ran across a news item yesterday that said Austin Community College trustees voted against raising student tuition for the tenth year in a row.…
Last week, the American Federation of Teachers’ local 1521, which represents the faculty members of the Los Angeles Community College District, announced that the union…
Last fall, Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) announced a new two-year degree program – Water Quality Environmental Technology. The program will prepare students to work in…
Generally speaking, when the economy adds 236,000 new jobs, that’s considered good news. Unfortunately for community colleges, the March jobs report is not exactly what…
The Hechinger Report published a piece yesterday that analyzed the drop in community college enrollment. The report placed the blame on everything from bad advising…
Yesterday, I wrote about the projected impact of climate change on Washtenaw County. That was inspired, in part, by a recent news piece that named…
A few days ago, I wrote about Oregon’s community colleges and their attempts to reduce a looming statewide budget deficit. Like many other publicly funded…
Yesterday, I wrote about the Department of Education’s latest pass at a gainful employment mandate. The next step in reviving the rule is the release…