Lead Story
According to a recent report, at least 75 percent of first-year community college students aren’t college-ready, and first year attrition rates continue to rise. Read more>>
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Also in This Issue
The Great Recession of 2008 brought wrenching change to colleges everywhere. Pima Community College was no exception. Read more>>
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In the News
Salem State students who began their college careers at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) or North Shore Community College (NSCC) will soon be able to receive their associate's degrees while still working toward a bachelor's degree through a new reverse transfer program. Read more>>
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Students and staff from community colleges throughout California gathered at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Mission campus to discuss legislation, particularly the Student Success Act, that organizers feel threatens community college students. Read more>>
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The Automation Federation announced that the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has approved and will fully support the creation of a U.S. Automation Community College Consortium. Read more>>
After years of growth, Harrisburg Area Community College is facing some difficult choices. A decrease in enrollment along with proposed cuts in state and federal funding will require officials to raise tuition and, beginning today, notify employees about impending layoffs. Read more>>
The state’s community colleges and four-year campuses are working together to turn out more high-tech graduates, promising to double the number in the next 13 years. Read more>>
The state’s 15 community colleges — facing a Patrick administration plan to control student fees and seize oversight of the schools — are using those same fees to Read more>>
For about 1,400 students at Roxbury Community College, the checks are finally in the mail. And the mad scramble to get them out is just another sign of the dysfunction choking what should be an important Boston institution. Read more>>
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Resources
Forward-looking institutions are investing in assessment and capitalizing on returns. Read more>>
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Opinion
Imaginative community college administrators are being realistic when they turn to the private sector and market principles. Read more>>
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People Watch
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has appointed Dr. Valerie T. Smith as Dean of Mathematics, Behavioral and Social Sciences. Read more>>
Alan Steigelma, vice president of finance at John Wood Community College will retire in June. Read more>>
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