The Center for American Progress reveals that students pay more than $1.3 billion in tuition and fees each year for remedial courses which qualify them for academic credits, but do not count towards graduation. California had the highest rate of out-of-pocket remedial spending with more than $205 million, while Alaskan students spent just $1.1 million, […]
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. —A New Jersey community college affiliated with Rowan University has limited other four-year schools’ on-campus contact with its students. Rowan College at Burlington County says it wants to maximize its “3+1” program with Rowan University, which allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree while staying on the community college’s Mount Laurel campus. […]
A student at a Massachusetts private college learns midway through a semester that his financial aid is less than he expected. Since he can’t afford the difference, the college embargoes his transcript for that term and his grades from the previous two years — even though he’d already paid for those — preventing him from […]
California’s community college system recently introduced a virtual space for academic learning, data storage and student engagement, becoming the first and one of the largest non-four year systems to implement the technology, according to Campus Technology. The NETLAB+ system allows students in forensics, cybersecurity, networking, Linux and computer support to have increased access to shared […]
The Center for American Progress reveals that students pay more than $1.3 billion in tuition and fees each year for remedial courses which qualify them for academic credits, but do not count towards graduation. California had the highest rate of out-of-pocket remedial spending with more than $205 million, while Alaskan students spent just $1.1 million, […]
Thousands of community college students will start fall classes next week through the Oregon Promise — a program designed to make school more affordable. But the costs of attending school won’t necessarily be completely covered by the state program, which may come as a surprise to some parents and students who heard about “free community […]
As voters in Ada and Canyon counties prepare to decide on a $180 million bond for construction at the College of Western Idaho, educators in eastern Idaho are also gearing up for a major expansion of that area’s community college offerings. Under a plan supported by the Idaho Falls mayor’s office and local groups, Eastern […]
Education has long been called the “great equalizer” in helping families and individuals attain the American dream. But it’s become increasingly harder to ignore deepening inequality within our higher education system. Due to a variety of factors – the rising cost of college, cuts to government funding and limited or subpar early education opportunities for […]
Leaders are in demand at community colleges across the nation. A study by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) found that 75 percent of survey respondents anticipated retiring within 10 years, and that colleges also could expect significant turnover among senior administrators and faculty. While progress […]
It’s been three years since the board of directors of California’s 113 community colleges enacted its “if we don’t build it they won’t come” policy, and the results are plain depressing. In an effort to save money, the directors decided to prohibit students from repeating classes they’ve already taken, which to a bean counter might […]