Yesterday I wrote about the Aspen Prize, a competition to find and recognize the highest performing community colleges in the United States. The Aspen Institute…
Posts tagged as “WCC Board of Trustees”
For Trustees who think that institutional debt is a good solution for paying for construction, it’s not. Institutional debt drives the students’ cost of attendance.…
The December jobs report is out, and like previous months’ reports, it isn’t good. You could say that it gives new meaning to the term…
There are a lot of ways to measure the value of a two-year degree. Demand for graduates is certainly one way to look at a…
Like many community colleges, WCC’s fall enrollment dropped. The Winter semester has not yet begun, so it remains to be seen whether enrollment will recover.…
A while ago, I wrote about the deep financial burden that the Health and Fitness Center is placing on WCC’s finances. I said that Washtenaw…
Wayne County Community College District will offer half-priced tuition this semester to students who register between January 1 and January 19. The semester begins on…
Ever wonder what a community college degree is worth? Not surprisingly, it depends upon where you go. Payscale, a big-data website that analyzes compensation information,…
The State of Michigan has withdrawn final approval for construction projects at colleges and universities around the state. The uncertainty of the pandemic is chiefly…
COVID-19 has many side-effects, but one may deal more long-term damage than most. Since May, 8 million Americans have slipped into poverty as a direct…