Tag: Community Colleges: Page 13

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Community College Diversity Pacesetters to be Recognized

Each year, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) honors community colleges that serve as exemplars in reimagining institutions not as they are, but as they should be.

April 19, 2017

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Report: Community College Full-time Students More Likely to Graduate

Attending even just one semester of community college full-time, however, gives students a better chance of completing college, according to a report out on Wednesday.

April 19, 2017

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Admissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus Life

Experts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.

April 16, 2017

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Report: Associate’s Degree Worth $6K in Additional Pay

A new report from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment shows that completing an associate’s degree results in an annual $6,000 bump in income.

April 13, 2017

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Tennessee House Passes Free Community College Bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. The bill, which still has to clear the Senate, passed 87-6. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing the bill, which comes three years after Tennessee became the […]

April 13, 2017

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Kentucky Governor Changes Plan for Free 2-year Degrees

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A scholarship program that would have provided free community college for all new high school graduates in Kentucky has been trimmed back to pay for only specialized work certificate programs. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the Work Ready Scholarship program was proposed by House Democrats in the 2016 legislative session and approved […]

April 12, 2017

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Rodriguez: Beware of Poisoned Orange Tree

The task of determining what it means to be human should be the primary work of institutions of higher learning. At least it should be.

April 5, 2017

HBCUs

Expert: Career-based Courses Could Help Diversify STEM Workforce

Career-based courses that function like a virtual apprenticeship could be the answer to cultivating a diverse STEM workforce, an IBM executive said Wednesday.

April 5, 2017

Students

Bill Proposed to Put Dropouts Back on Educational Path

Rep. Bobby Scott has introduced legislation aimed to help out-of-school youth. Advocates say it is needed to help “disconnected” access higher ed.

March 28, 2017

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TRIO Advocates Say Budget Proposal Cuts to Core

When President Trump issued his budget plan for the government’s next fiscal year, his proposed cuts in education programs hit close to home for thousands of people who count federal assistance as key to their ability to go to and complete college.

March 26, 2017

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State-focused Leaders Backing Free K-14 System

Advocates say policymakers and higher education leaders should initiate a national discussion to establish a free and universal K-14 system to reduce disparities and make college more accessible.

March 22, 2017

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian-American Studies Pioneer Philip Choy Dies

A self-trained historian who was part of a teaching tandem behind the first college-level, Chinese American course in this country has died. Philip P. Choy, 90, passed away at his San Francisco home last week.

March 21, 2017