WCC isn’t the only community college having difficulty getting people into its classrooms via the Michigan Reconnect program. According to the State of Michigan, only…
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High demand in the labor market will increase pressure on higher education institutions that are hoping to increase their fall enrollment. Unemployment remained under 4%…
Enrollment declines are nothing new at the community college level. Enrollment has been dropping for more than a decade. But how will community colleges fare…
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to lower the age to qualify for the Michigan Reconnect plan could backfire. The governor was in Battle Creek today to…
Michigan Advance published an interesting OpEd last week regarding the decline in university enrollment in the State of Michigan. Most four-year universities in Michigan experienced…
Research published earlier this week in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis may shed light on why adult learners have a low community college graduation rate.…
Marketing has become (and will continue to be) an important element of recruiting for community colleges. A recent study conducted by Simpson Scarborough showed that…
Governor Gretchen Whitmer introduced her proposed state budget this morning, and included $180M for free community college programs. Granted, the proposed budget is a long…
On Tuesday, the State of Michigan began taking applications for a free community college program for adults age 25 and up. The program also offered…