Last year, New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled her plan to provide free college tuition to New Mexico high school graduates. Through the legislative…
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I’ve been looking at community colleges whose enrollment has risen this fall. Nationally, community college enrollment has declined by nearly 10%. Several of the institutions…
Nationwide, community college enrollment is down by nearly 10% over last year. COVID-19 has had a profound impact on higher education, and community colleges have…
In the last few weeks, I’ve written extensively about opportunities for raising enrollment at WCC. Although there are many places to look for new students,…
While economic recessions are not welcome events, they’re also not bad for community colleges. Typical recessions drive enrollment higher as displaced workers retrain, and high…
The Futures for Frontliners program will give Michigan community colleges a taste of the impact of universal free community college. As of last week, about…
In periods of economic uncertainty, it is tempting for community colleges to raise tuition to offset increases in costs. Even modest increases, however, can reduce…
Google can be a little creepy at times. For example, today it pulled several stories for me regarding growing shortages of workers with technical skills.…
It is no understatement to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on higher education. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, community…
In 2018, Seattle city residents approved a special seven-year tax levy to fund the Seattle Promise program. Seattle Promise funds two years (or 90 credit…