Oregon education czar drops by college to listen to students and teachers
Source: DailyAstorian The educational adviser for Gov. John Kitzaber stopped by Clatsop Community College Friday – and received an earful from worried teachers and students. Ben Cannon toured the...
View ArticleMICHELE BRESSO: Value of a community college education remains high
Source: Michelle Bresso, The Bakiersfield Californian The cost of college is rising, as The Californian’s Page One headline noted Oct. 26. What is also rising is the value of a college education,...
View ArticleThe Community College Option
Source: Cari Meng, Life360.com Throughout my entire College Chronicles column, I’ve focused mostly on traditional four-year universities. Surely some of you are beginning your college searches with...
View ArticleMetropolitan Community College students getting bachelor’s degrees abroad
Source: Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, MO–Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City will launch its first ever international study abroad program though a new agreement with a Scottish University. The...
View Article2-year colleges looking pretty good right now
Source: Daily Iowan There seems to be an unsettling number of confounding truths at work when it comes to higher education in America. It’s a trying time to be a student. Amid the chaos of a depressed...
View ArticleReinventing the community college
Source: Newbury Port News AMESBURY — Students at Northern Essex Community College had better buckle their seat belts now that Amesbury’s Lane A. Glenn is in the driver’s seat as president. Combining...
View ArticleUSF, local community colleges announce partnership
Source: TampaBay.com TAMPA — Calling the move a “win-win-win-win,” the presidents of the University of South Florida and three local community colleges announced a partnership Wednesday that gives...
View ArticleCommunity Colleges Turn to Online Education to Solve Overcrowding Issues
Source: US News In light of a troubled economy, many individuals are finding that they need at least an associate’s degree in order to find stable jobs that offer a decent wage. According to the U.S....
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown names capital student to community colleges board
Source: Sacbee.com Ning Yang of Sacramento has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown as a student representative to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Yang is pursuing an associate...
View ArticleFailure To Launch? Community College Students Can’t Meet Higher Goals
Source: State Impact, NPR.org For-profit colleges may be taking their lumps these days, but federal data released last week suggest community colleges have a problem of their own: Students aren’t...
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