Reinstatement of the Department of Education’s Gainful Employment rules aim to reduce the number of failing for-profit educational programs. However, proposed new earnings metrics may…
WCC Watch
Barton Community College in Great Bend, KS is learning a tough lesson. The community college has seventy-five open positions, some of which have been open…
Earlier this week, I ran across an article in the Alpena News about a new workforce development program that Alpena Community College is offering. The…
A recent study by George Washington University examined the ROI of various college degrees. Overall, an MBA from Penn’s Wharton School of Business produced the…
More than a million Michigan residents have “some college, no degree.” That means 13.6% of the state’s adult population started but never finished college. Nearly…
In the last several posts, I’ve written about new data regarding the differences between those who finish college and those who don’t. Knowing who doesn’t…
In the last couple of posts, I’ve written about a recent study conducted by Sallie Mae that reveals the differences between those who complete a…
Yesterday, I wrote about results of a new survey conducted earlier this year by Sallie Mae. The survey examined the differences between students who completed…
Community colleges have suffered significant enrollment declines during the pandemic, but the pandemic is not the cause. Other controllable factors, including rising costs, growing student…
I’ve written a lot about revenue-backed bonds, WCC’s choice for obligating Washtenaw County taxpayers without actually asking them. But there is real danger in revenue-backed…