According to a recent survey by the Employers’ Association, a Grand Rapids based non-profit, wages in West Michigan rose by more than 5% in 2022.…
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A recent article in EdSource provides a deep dive into the pandemic’s effects on California’s community colleges. California’s community college system has 115 campuses around…
Keeping tuition and fees low has taken on a new importance. With interest rates rising steadily, students who borrow to finance their educations (or to…
Bronx Community College moved to online classes on Wednesday due to lack of heat in many of its buildings. BCC will conduct lab classes only…
According to the National student Clearinghouse, fall community college enrollment presents a mixed picture. On one hand, enrollment among full-time students has increased marginally. Part-time…
WCC’s Board of Trustees approved a $5 per credit hour “technology infrastructure fee” which took effect this fall. (Maybe they should have approved a “sewage…
Yesterday, I wrote about the outcome of the 2022 WCC Trustee election, and what I hoped would come from it. Trustees that bring only the…
Since the 2022 WCC Trustee election last week, I have been asked several times for my thoughts on the outcome. The outcome is what it…
A couple of days ago, I wrote about the possibility of a housing correction reducing property tax collections. I don’t have a crystal ball, so…
The sewage spills at Washtenaw Community College should concern everyone in the county. WCC can certainly correct the cause of the spills -aging sanitary facilities…