Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY, has a new president. Last week, Dr. Daniel Dupee II took over the school. His first order of business…
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Yesterday, I wrote about Oakland Community College’s plan to close its Highland Lakes campus. The property is a 155-acre parcel, which has 307,400 square feet…
In January, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her State of the State address to the legislature. Among her plans are to open Michigan’s community colleges…
The Center on Education and the Workforce published a new report last week that says in the next decade, the US will see more than…
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Pittsburgh? If you said “coal” or “steel” you haven’t been to Pittsburgh lately.…
Yesterday, I wrote about the vast and growing number of post-secondary credentials available in the United States. Today, there are nearly 1.1 million discrete credentials,…
One problem I have with the Business Leaders For Michigan report is that it assumes that the majority of students who attend a community college…
Yesterday, I wrote about the wealth gap as a function of educational attainment. Those households headed by a person with a bachelor’s degree enjoy an…
A new Bankrate survey provides more insight into why community colleges should strive to eliminate academic programs that lead to low-wage occupations. According to the…
The Michigan section of the American Society of Civil Engineers provides an annual report on the state of Michigan’s infrastructure. Michigan’s 2023 grade is a…