Yesterday, I wrote about the growing gap between median rent and median income in our area. The vast difference has an impact on people who…
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I recently ran across a study that compared median rent to median income in different US cities. Because of the study methodology, only one Michigan…
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released new data this week that shows that US consumers have exceeded $1 trillion in credit card debt…
If you need additional evidence to suggest that workers need living wage salaries throughout their careers, Fidelity and Vanguard have your back. Recently, the two…
Long discussions about the “enrollment cliff” have become commonplace among community college administrators. It doesn’t help that these schools (Washtenaw Community College included) have reached…
If you need any more confirmation that community college enrollment is linked closely to post-attendance salary, look no farther than the most recent report released…
Yesterday, I wrote about the Free College Benefit program offered by Eastern Gateway Community College. Since the program’s inception, EGCC’s enrollment has taken off, but…
You may remember the plight of Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, OH. EGCC was a small, rural community college near Youngstown, OH, until it…
For those who still haven’t figured out why community college enrollment is dropping, one only needs to look at the challenges that young adults currently…
I have written about the decline in community college enrollment before. Michigan has been hit particularly hard. Since the Great Recession when most Michigan community…