By 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...

By 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...

By Ashley A. Smith. A consortium of research universities announced today that it is starting a new initiative to provide students with grants that help them face financial challenges as they near graduation. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking a proposed settlement against Aequitas Capital Management for assisting Corinthian Colleges with providing private loans to its students. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. The Texas Association of Community Colleges announced a new partnership Thursday to expand guided-pathway reforms to all 50 community college districts in the state. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. A new report from the Center for American Progress reveals that part-time students are often overlooked by colleges, policy makers and researchers who are looking to increase national college attainment. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. California’s public colleges are partnering more with foundations to achieve completion goals, and while resistance among faculty members remains, the previously rocky relationship appears to have improved. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. Some critics argue colleges aren’t doing enough to help working-class men earn certificates, but one Arkansas community college has found success in short-term programs. Is federal policy keeping up. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. Graduate student enrollment is declining at for-profit institutions, but the sector continues to resonate with one particular demographic -- black women. More...

By Ashley A. Smith. Surveys find that language and distance, particularly for small groups of nationalities, can be barriers to raising awareness about Long Beach's popular college promise program. More...