Missouri, Kansas Higher Education Leaders Focus on College Access
Source: Associated Press, DiverseEducation.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amid a federal push to boost college graduation rates, higher education officials from Kansas and Missouri gathered Tuesday to talk...
View ArticleReinventing the community college
Source: Newbury Port News AMESBURY — Students at Northern Essex Community College had better buckle their seat belts now that Amesbury’s Lane A. Glenn is in the driver’s seat as president. Combining...
View ArticleMore CPS students will soon be able to take City Colleges courses
Source: Chicago Sun Times Starting in January, more Chicago Public High School students will be able to take classes at City Colleges — for free. Every semester for the past few years, each of the...
View ArticleCommunity colleges faulted on health studies
Source: Boston Globe BOSTON, MA–The state’s community college system is failing to adequately prepare students for technical careers in high-demand health care fields because it is too disjointed for...
View ArticleFor community college students, gap between drifting away and four-year...
Source: Northwestern University Medill REports It’s that time of year again. Time for test scores, 500-word essays and demographic identifiers. As college application season gets under way, and with...
View ArticleThe Complete College Report: Take a closer look
Source: Renee Moore, Faculty – Mississippi Delta Community College in National Journal While the Complete College Report raises some important issues and concerns, one danger of such reports is that...
View ArticleOlder students have same value as younger students
Source: Augustine Ugalde, East Los Angeles Community College Campus News Is deferring registration for older students a responsible, moral decision? This is a question posed by Scott Lay, Community...
View ArticleCommunity college reforms make sense
Source: Sign On San Diego On the cover of today’s Dialog section, Jack Scott, chancellor of the California Community Colleges system and Constance Carroll, chancellor of the San Diego Community College...
View ArticleTexas Panhandle colleges form course partnership
Source: Amarillo.com The presidents of the three Texas Panhandle community colleges signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday at Amarillo College’s Washington Street Campus that will allow...
View ArticleFailure To Launch? Community College Students Can’t Meet Higher Goals
Source: State Impact, NPR.org For-profit colleges may be taking their lumps these days, but federal data released last week suggest community colleges have a problem of their own: Students aren’t...
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