Standard & Poor’s provides analysis and information for investors in specific industries. Recently, it released ratings information on community colleges for bond investors . The…
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Community colleges are having a hard time predicting fall enrollment this year. On one hand, recessions usually bode well for community college enrollment. As the…
By student standards, WCC is currently one of the most affordable community colleges in Michigan. WCC offers a rare combination – low tuition rates and…
“A fish rots from the head down.” When I was young, my father used to travel to Canada every summer to go muskie fishing. If…
At the June WCC Board Meeting, Trustee Ruth Hatcher congratulated the administration for giving the Independent group 1.5% raises. Trustee Hatcher probably assumed that “something-is-better-than-nothing.”…
structural deficit – (economics) That portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues…
WCC has a line item in its expense budget called “Executive Management.” This fiscal year, the Executive Management budget started out at $2,140,537. This figure…
From the taxpayers’ perspective, this question is legitimate, and the answer is simple. WCC has so many Vice Presidents because no one on the Board…
Seemingly, plans for handling massive budget cuts at many higher education institutions rely on faculty and staff layoffs. Part-time employees make another popular target. Some…
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges released its 3rd annual Trustee Index. The survey of more than 900 university and college trustees…