Prior to the pandemic, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees considered an expensive problem. WCC planned to do a major renovation to the Morris…
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There’s a growing demand for short-term training programs, mostly by employers who cannot find workers. But significant questions remain about the value of the rapid-training…
Last month, the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) released new research on the impact of the pandemic on the fitness industry. Twenty-five percent…
I ran across a college ranking site recently that had some interesting observations about Washtenaw Community College. In terms of Michigan higher education institutions, the…
There’s been much hand-wringing lately about the large drop in community college enrollment. Researchers, community college administrators and politicians are trying figure out how to…
Earlier this week, I wrote about free community college options, given that universal tuition is no longer a thing. Graduating without educational debt should be…
Amazon announced last month that it would invest $3M in community colleges across Washington State to deliver computer science instruction. The programs will award bachelor’s…
Earlier today, First Lady Jill Biden made a somber announcement that her vision of “free community college” is dead. Free community college was one of…
Yesterday, I wrote about two different projects in two different states that share a single failure. Community leaders have “invested” public funds into what are…
Two different cities, two different projects, same result. I’m referring to the