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Community Colleges

ACT Report Finds Most in 2012 High School Class Not College Ready

As high school graduates from the Class of 2012 prepare to begin their first year of college, a new report released Wednesday by ACT says the vast majority of those students are not academically ready for college.

Community Colleges

Analysis: New Studies Weigh College Value and Cost

Two new studies offer emphatic answers to much-discussed questions about higher education: Yes, a college degree is worth it, but yes, it’s the middle-class that’s getting particularly squeezed with student debt in the pursuit of one.

Jamie Merisotis

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee State University Faculty Leader Arrested

A vocal faculty member at Tennessee State University who has opposed university leadership was taken away from a meeting in handcuffs on Monday and removed as the chair of the faculty senate.

Community Colleges

Southern University System Finds Creative Way To Attract Students

As part of a new enrollment plan developed by the Southern University System, Southern University at Shreveport, La., a community college, will operate satellite locations on the Baton Rouge and New Orleans campuses.

Community Colleges

Colleges Freeze, Reduce Tuition as Public Balks at Further Price Hikes

After three decades of tuition hikes that have outpaced inflation and increases in family income, students, families, legislators and governing boards are demanding a halt.

Community Colleges

Study on College Placement Exams Energizes Debate about Their Effectiveness

The ongoing discussion about the effectiveness of college placement exams got a welcome boost this week with a new report that illuminates efforts to rethink how the tests should be used to determine if students need remedial education.

Dr. Ling-Chi Wang

Community Colleges

Feds Outline Model to Simplify Financial Aid Award Letters

Colleges and universities are receiving a final version of the “financial aid shopping sheet” designed by the Obama administration to provide students with easy-to-understand information about their financial aid awards.

Community Colleges

Expert: Stratification Undermines American Higher Education’s Capacity for Enabling Social Mobility

Economist Anthony Carnevale told a group of college prep program administrators Monday that social stratification within the world of higher education threatens to undermine American Dream.

Anthony Carnevale

Community Colleges

Before U.S. House Subcommittee, Experts Urge College Degree Completion Time Reduction

States and institutions should adopt innovative practices that lessen the time to earn a degree and embrace financial practices tied to college completion, experts urged in U.S. House testimony on Wednesday.

Community Colleges

Education Secretary Touts Career and Tech Education Competitive Grant Program

An Obama administration proposal to award $1 billion in competitive grant funding to career and technical education is expected to help usher in a new era for how students are prepared for college and careers.

Community Colleges

Community College Leadership Program Opens a New Chapter

Former UT-Austin Community College Leadership Program director John E. Roueche voices concerns about the future of the leadership program he led for 42 years.

Dr. John E. Roueche

Community Colleges

Small Rise in College Completion for Young Adults

The percentage of young adults earning a college degree has increased slightly but still remains far below the level needed to reach the president’s goal of having the U.S. rank first worldwide in college graduates.

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