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24 novembre 2017

Keeping Close Tabs on the Local Job Market

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. St. Louis Community College’s annual employer study finds openings for middle-skilled employees but also concerns about applicants’ skills and training. More...

24 novembre 2017

Support for State Free Tuition Programs Grows

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A new poll from the Campaign for Free College Tuition shows support continues to increase for free college tuition programs that benefit academically qualified students. More...

24 novembre 2017

Calif. 2-Year System Renames Fee Waiver as Promise Program

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. The California Community Colleges announced Tuesday that the Board of Governors Fee Waiver program, which nearly half of the system's 2.1 million students with free tuition, would be renamed the California College Promise Grant. More...

24 novembre 2017

Graduation Rates for Dual-Enrolled Students

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A new study from the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center takes a state-by-state look at how students who take community college courses while still in high school fare after they transition to college. More...

24 novembre 2017

Campaign Warning of For-Profits Launches in Maryland

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. The Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition announced a new public awareness campaign "Know Before You Enroll" Tuesday at Baltimore City Community College that seeks to educate students about fraudulent practices committed by some for-profit institutions. More...

24 novembre 2017

New Research on First-Generation Students

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A new report from the Institute of Education Sciences compares background, educational characteristics, plans, enrollments and completion patterns of first-generation college students to those of their peers who have at least one parent that has earned at least a bachelor's degree. More...

24 novembre 2017

Standardization in Online Education

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Accreditor’s rejection of Scottsdale Community College’s proposed expansion suggests that consistency and mandated faculty training could become a focus for quality control in online learning. More...

24 novembre 2017

Diversity Is Up in Humanities at 2-Year Colleges

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. An increasing number of minority students are pursuing associate degrees in humanities and liberal arts at community colleges. More...

24 novembre 2017

Religious University and 2-Year College

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A handful of religious universities are now offering two-year degrees, with a goal of work-force development and serving more low-income students. More...

24 novembre 2017

Work-Force Training in an Anti-College Climate

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Community colleges stress their role in providing work-force opportunities amid doubts from some working-class people that college won't benefit them or their children. More...

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