AdminOther NewsCommunity College of Aurora Launches Return To Earn InitiativeCommunity colleges offer an alternative option for students who are interested in an affordable, casual learning environment compared to their expensive, larger counterparts. The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) includes 13 different schools across the state that provide prospective students with a low-cost way to earn their associate degree. Following the spring 2021 semester, the […]August 6, 2021Other NewsRandolph Community College Wipes Away Outstanding Balances for Hundreds of StudentsA local community college is giving several students a fresh start. Randolph Community College wiped the outstanding balance debt for around 200 students, totaling almost $113,000. Any student who was enrolled at the college between March 2020 until the end of the summer 2021 semester was eligible for this. Read MoreAugust 6, 2021Other NewsCommunity College of Philadelphia To Require Vaccines, the First Public College in the Region To Do SoThe Community College of Philadelphia became the first public college in the region Friday to say it will require students and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to campus. But the requirement, which will allow exemptions for medical and religious reasons, won’t be in place for the start of the semester. Faculty and […]August 6, 2021Other NewsVirginia Community Colleges To Require Masks IndoorsCommunity colleges in Virginia will require staff and students to wear masks indoors in light of new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week and the rapid spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus. In the CDC’s updated guidance on masking last week, it recommended that fully vaccinated people wear […]August 6, 2021Other NewsDr. Jianping Wang Announces Plan to Leave Mercer County Community CollegeMercer County Community College (MCCC) president Dr. Jianping Wang announced Friday that she would retire after her contract expires next summer. Wang, who is president of the New Jersey college, had previously expressed a desire to remain on through the schools’ reaccreditation process, which will be completed in spring 2023. Wang’s resignation letter mentioned her […]August 3, 2021Other NewsKankakee Community College To Offer a Free Class To Vaccinated Students in Fall 2021Kankakee Community College will offer students showing their vaccination card and student ID one free class during the Fall 2021. “We want to do our part in the community to mitigate COVID,” said Beth Nunley, KCC’s vice president for business affairs. “Offering an incentive for the vaccine will help encourage our students to be better […]August 3, 2021Other NewsUniversity of Northern Iowa Inks Transfer Deal With Full Illinois Community College SystemTotal new undergraduate transfers to the University of Northern Iowa have dropped nearly 40 percent over the past decade — with a coinciding drop in transfer students from Iowa community colleges — and now UNI is looking elsewhere to boomerang its numbers. UNI on Monday unveiled a new articulation agreement with the entire Illinois Community […]August 3, 2021Other NewsNew Law Will Help Some Community College Students Be Automatically Enrolled at U of IllinoisGet good grades, get into the U of I. That will soon be automatic for community college students. A new law says those at Illinois community colleges with a B-average or better will automatically qualify to transfer to any campus of the University of Illinois. Those at community colleges say it’s great. They say it […]August 3, 2021AcademicsPanel Focuses on Providing Support to Black Male Students During the PandemicSince March 2020, Dr. Linda Garcia has been investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community college students. Garcia is the executive director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCSSE), and she noticed that, although the pandemic has negatively affected all students, Black students have been impacted the most. Garcia and the […]July 30, 2021Other NewsIvy Tech Community College Partnering With Youth Home to Provide Easier Access to EducationEVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Ivy Tech Community College is partnering with the United Methodist Youth Home to allow students an easier path to college. The partnership will allow those at the Youth Home to work towards achieving their High School Equivalency, while also earning college credit at Ivy Tech. All is being provided at no […]July 30, 2021Page 1 of 286Next Page
