I read an opinion piece recently that advocated for the passage of the “workforce Pell” bill. The bill, which is stuck in the House of…
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Researchers from New York University recently published a study of the post-secondary majors that provide the greatest increase in income following graduation. The research, which…
For a long time, I have said that most community college degrees do not provide enough income for their recipients. The low average income of…
The age requirements that the Michigan Legislature dropped last year for the Michigan Reconnect program will expire later this year. That means 21-year-old applicants will…
Washtenaw Community College announced this week that it will not raise tuition for in-district students. The in-person tuition rate will remain $99 per credit hour,…
SmartAsset, an investment advice firm, just published its most recent study of household finances. The study has the goal of defining “the middle class” based…
I have written at length about the risks that general obligation bonds pose to the institutions that issue them. When that institution is a community…
Our current political and economic climates draw two distinct pictures of community colleges right now. On one hand, politicians hail them as the saviors of…
The Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges does not appear to support Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to make community colleges free…
Last week, Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY lost its food vendor, the Compass Group. The vendor supplied campus dining services to about 18,000…