Earlier this month, a state-funded coalition in Grand Rapids announced a new initiative called Michigan Center for Adult College Success. The group, which will focus…
WCC Watch
Here’s another reason to prefer degree programs over short-term training. Researchers from Princeton University who study mortality say that Americans who have earned a bachelor’s…
Since WCC seems to have gone all-in on certificate programs, it is worthwhile to examine the credential’s value to the earner. But they should also…
SmartAsset recently released an analysis of the best US cities to ride out a recession in. Believe it or not, fifteen Michigan cities were among…
Last week, the Washtenaw County United Way released an update on households on the economic margins in the county. Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) is a…
It appears as though the Texas state legislature will adopt outcomes-based funding for the state’s 50 community colleges. The proposal was contingent on the legislature…
If there was ever a place that needs vertical farming, it’s right here in Michigan. Earlier this month, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences…
On January 1 of this year, I wrote about a College of the Mainland bond request that the voters of Texas City, TX would be…
On Wednesday, the US Department of Education released the much-awaited “gainful employment rules.” The new rules will determine program-specific eligibility for federal financial aid. First…
Yesterday, I wrote about the most recent release of earnings data from the US Department of Education. Although the data covered only a few programs…