 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
As students have returned to some in-person learning, it is a sense of connection that many have lost.
Selective colleges and their leafy residential campuses are nice, but in these pandemic times, community colleges are coming into the spotlight. With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills.
A recent report demonstrates that attending a community college increases the chance for low-income, underrepresented students to attend selective four-year ins
At a convention in Traverse City, Michigan, educators discussed the future of local institutions.
A new report finds that these students graduate from selective colleges at higher rates than first-time freshmen.
Hazim Hardeman’s story is a testament to the “path of possibilities” provided by the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). After completing an associate’s degree from CCP in 2015 and a bachelor’s degree from Temple University this year, he will become the only American Rhodes Scholar winner in 2018 to have attended a community college.
In what has become an unofficial pipeline to institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University or Cornell University, CCP has been working to redefine the role of community colleges in effectively preparing students academically, professionally and personally.
What might be the building blocks of fully online community colleges, and what can a traditional brick-and-mortar community college learn from them to
Forty percent of all undergraduates go to community colleges, and many can’t afford to go full-time.
A measure that would cover the first year of community college for California students was signed into law Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported. Whether the colleges are funded for that first year, however, is dependent on securing money in the state budget for next year.
Van Ton-Quinlivan, vice chancellor for work-force and economic development in the California Community Colleges system, says colleges need to form partnerships with employers to help “stranded workers” get back into the job market.
Education technology is one of three "emerging trends" poised to impact the United States community college market from 2017-2021, according to a new report from Technavio.
Day and night, all weekend, winter and summer, LaGuardia’s 20,000 degree-pursuing students rush in and out of its doors hungrily cramming the education that most of their parents missed.
On Thursday, more than 1,500 will graduate with associate’s degrees, many on their way to earn bachelor’s degrees elsewhere.
More than 57% of LaGuardia students come from families with incomes of less than $25,000 a year. Mainly immigrants and minorities, they are among the diminishing number of our young people who still believe in the American Dream and capitalism. And they are often willing to work two or three jobs to support children they’ve already had and parents they help to survive for the chance to earn their ticket to a middle-class life.
Defining success for the community college experience isn't easy.
|
It turns out that Jill Biden, the presumptive First Lady, has thought deeply about community colleges. In fact, she wrote her dissertation at th
Many families are turning to local two-year institutions amid the pandemic, but the schools aren’t equipped to handle an influx of students.
According to a confidential report, Australia’s largest private training college raked in hundreds of millions in public money before its collapse, despite abysmal completion rates. A senior figure in the sector fears it could happen again.
She urged today’s graduates to speak up and be bold as they move forward in their journeys. “Remember all the doors that were closed before you? With graduation, many of them will now open for you.” But she reminded graduates that some barriers will remain, “Society does not yet know the full potential of a community college student and graduate. Knock on the doors that are closed. Teach them that graduating from a community college takes determination and resilience. Teach them that a person who held a job to support their family while gaining a degree is capable of great things. You might be the first community college graduate they hire, but you will not be the last once you pave the way for all those yet to come.”
He also said 'a lot of people don't know what a community college means or represents.' Actually they do.
California’s remedial-class system holds back a disproportionate number of students of color.
Neither new programs nor trying to emulate or recreate a traditional four-year university campus experience will adequately address the enrollment challenges, argues Christiane Warren.
What might be the building blocks of fully online community colleges, and what can a traditional brick-and-mortar community college learn from them to
Chicago is experimenting with a K-14 model for educating some of its most successful students.
Historically, community colleges haven’t always been first in line when it comes to investment or interest from the technology sector. But with community colleges now educating nearly half of the undergrads in the U.S., these campuses are poised to become hotbeds of digital innovation.
Indeed, community colleges are increasingly seeking out technologies that can address the varied needs of their students, which include balancing education with employment, dependent care and financial constraints. And they're attracting attention and investment from industry partners hoping to increase the pipeline of skilled workers in fields like engineering and logistics. Jill Biden called community colleges "America's best-kept secret," saying they're "uniquely positioned to provide the education and training that will prepare students for the jobs in the 21st century."
When my mother fled the Cambodian genocide and when my father immigrated from Argentina, they left behind everything they knew. While they never got a higher education, they believed that an education could give anyone a better life.
Americans are often expected to have some level of higher education before they enter the workforce. These political leaders are asking: Shouldn’t government help them along?
|
Scoop.it!
