Community Colleges: Page 21

Community Colleges

What a Biden Administration Could Mean for Community Colleges

With President-elect Joe Biden preparing to take office in January, this might be community colleges’ big moment. The institutions’ advocates are already celebrating what a Joe Biden presidency could mean for the community college sector.

Northern Virginia Community College

Community Colleges

Community Colleges Must Move Beyond Opportunity, Focus on Success

While we know that hard work and persistence are essential to success, we also know that opportunity and access are the true keys to student persistence and achievement. The modern community college was established in all states following passage of the GI Bill, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of vets entering American higher education […]

Community Colleges

Op-ed Urging Jill Biden to Drop ‘Dr.’ Honorific Sparks Heated Critiques of Sexism and Elitism

A Friday Wall Street Journal op-ed asking soon-to-be First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to drop the honorific denoting her Ed.D. has inspired heated criticism from many academics who are calling it sexist, classist and elitist.

Community Colleges

South Puget Sound Community College Receives Historic Gift of $2.5M

South Puget Sound Community College has received $2.5 million — the largest gift in its history — from the Bruno and Evelyne Betti Foundation. The donation will benefit the college’s professional technical degree programs, which include automotive and welding trades, as well as health care programs in the college’s Dr. Angela Bowen Center for Health […]

Betti Auto and Welding Center Mockup

Community Colleges

How Two-Year Colleges Can Mitigate Student Enrollment Declines

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the higher education sector, concerns arise around enrollment rates. More specifically, at community colleges. This fall, the freshman enrollment rate declined by 18.9% at community colleges. The largest declines were seen among Native American males and Black males at 20.1% and 19.2%, respectively, according to the National Student […]

empty-314554_640

Community Colleges

Dr. Vincent June Unanimously Appointed Chancellor of South Louisiana Community College

Dr. Vincent June was unanimously chosen as chancellor of South Louisiana Community College Wednesday, Daily Advertiser reported. June – interim chancellor since late May – begins in the role immediately after being voted in by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors. “After a thorough vetting process, we believe Dr. June is […]

Dr. Vincent June

Community Colleges

Report: College Completion Rates See Marginal Increase

National six-year college completion rates has increased by 0.3% to reach 60.1%, the smallest growth rate within the last five years, according to a new report released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).

university-105709_960_720

Community Colleges

Love Students to Success and Close Equity Gaps Through a Culture of Caring

In 2015, Amarillo College (AC) focused on its key student success progress and completion points. The data told a disappointing and even devastating story. Using “secret shoppers,” data summits, focus group and survey data, AC identified key reasons our students were not successful — poverty, bureaucracy and lack of relational connection and support.

Community Colleges

Summit Focuses Equity Lens on Student Parent Success

The experiences of student parents pursuing a college education amid the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of Thursday’s Achieving the Dream Student Parent Success Summit.

photo-1586957067130-f3fe4fb76cf4

City of Philadelphia Partners With CCP to Create Scholarship Program

Looking to improve success rates for local students, the city partnered with the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to establish the Octavius Catto Scholarship, which was named in honor of the civil rights activist and educator.

Community College of Philadelphia

Final 2020 Presidential Election Results Still Unknown

The Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.

$3M Grant for Big Bend Community College to Foster Latino Student Success

The Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington — a Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) — was awarded a $3 million grant from the Department of Education, reported iFIBER One News. This new Title V grant will be divided among the next five years to benefit low-income and Hispanic students, expanding educational opportunities and access to […]

Big_Bend_Community_College_Dorms

Page 21 of 291

The trusted source for all job seekers

We have an extensive variety of listings for both academic and non-academic positions at postsecondary institutions.