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Mississippi Lawmakers Revisit Whether the State Needs All Its Public Colleges
Mississippi lawmakers are revisiting whether the state needs all 15 community college districts and eight public universities. Supporters cite declining populations, overlapping costs and efficiency, while college advocates warn consolidation could undermine affordable higher education and rural students’ access.
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Institutions
Fall College Enrollment Holds Steady as Master’s Programs Slide, Clearinghouse Finds
National college enrollment is flat this fall as community college gains are offset by a sharp decline in master's degree students. Affordability pressures, limits on federal graduate loans, and AI-driven uncertainty in tech fields are reshaping postsecondary trends.
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Community Colleges
Advocacy Group Urges States to Tighten Workforce Pell Standards
The Institute for College Access & Success urges states to require Workforce Pell programs to meet three specific criteria: high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand. TICAS warns that lenient state rules create loopholes, failing to guarantee high-quality student training and employment.
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Institutions
Untapped Superpower: Community College Trustees Can Lead Tech-Based Economic Growth
A new national report by New America and ACCT reveals that while community college leaders view economic development as core to their mission, funding shortfalls, poor federal communication, and AI anxiety prevent boards from effectively driving local innovation ecosystems.
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Institutions
2 in 3 Latino College Students Have Weighed Dropping Out, UnidosUS Finds
A new UnidosUS survey reveals that nearly two-thirds of Latino college students have considered dropping out, with financial strain, work demands, and mental health challenges acting as the primary drivers.
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Community Colleges
How Colorado Community College System Chancellor Marielena DeSanctis is Reshaping Colorado’s Workforce
The first Hispanic woman to lead Colorado's 13-college system brings an engineer's mind, a heart for students, and a statewide vision for community-tailored education.
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Latinx
How LACCD Chancellor Dr. Alberto J. Román Uses His Lived Experience to Drive Student Success
The chancellor of the nation's largest community college district says he sees himself in the students he serves — immigrants, first-generation college students and student parents — and works to bring them success.
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Institutions
At Achieving the Dream, Lenore Rodicio Wants Colleges Built for Change
Rodicio’s career has been defined by helping students recognize their own talent, a philosophy she now brings to one of the nation’s most influential community college networks.
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Institutions
Mulling Over Presidential Turnover at Community Colleges
As community college presidents face shorter tenures and expanding expectations, the sector may need to rethink not just who leads, but how the role itself is structured.
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Community Colleges
Urban Community College Leadership: Transforming Higher Education to Reshape Marginalized Student Opportunities
Urban community colleges serve a crucial role in providing access to higher education for marginalized and underserved students.
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Community Colleges
Texas Community Colleges Confront Funding Gap as Outcomes-Based Formula Exceeds Legislative Appropriations
A funding model designed to reward student success is generating more performance dollars than Texas budgeted, prompting statewide reductions in payments to community colleges despite improved outcomes.
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Leadership & Policy
California Bills Aim to Ease University "Turf War" Over Community College Bachelor's Degrees
With dozens of community college bachelor’s programs already approved, California is weighing how to grow degree access without creating conflicts among public higher education systems.
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