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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Students
Amid Rampant Budget Cutting, U.S. Colleges Anticipate Tough Academic Year
U.S. colleges and universities search for ways to function effectively on fewer resources and adapt to a sluggish national economic recovery.
October 14, 2010
Students
Obama Calls on Congress To Make Education Tax Cut Permanent
President Obama has asked Congress to make permanent the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which is set to expire at the end of the year.
October 13, 2010
Students
Perspectives: Time for Community Colleges To Lead on Diversifying Faculty
Inclusive student body requires two-year institutions to hire more multicultural faculty to address learning needs.
October 12, 2010
Community Colleges
Gates Foundation Seeks College Success Technology
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering up to $20 million in grants to attract new technology aimed at helping students get a college degree.
October 11, 2010
Community Colleges
Stanford/AP Poll: Americans Support Community Colleges
The vast majority of Americans feel it is better for some students to go to community college instead of a four-year school, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and Stanford University released Tuesday.
October 6, 2010
Leadership & Policy
White House Hosts First Summit on Community Colleges
Community college advocates and leaders leave summit with new partners and ideas for strengthening programs and increasing graduation rates.
October 5, 2010
Students
Community College Summit to Highlight Initiatives, Promote New Ideas
White House community college summit is set to open a chapter on two-year institutions expanding their role in U.S. postsecondary education and work-force preparation.
October 4, 2010
Students
Game Delay: Latinos Not Yet Scoring With College Athletics
Despite their growing presence in professional sports, Latinos remain underrepresented in collegiate athletics.
October 4, 2010
Community Colleges
New Law Makes It Easier to Transfer to California State Schools
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legislation that guarantees community college graduates admission to the California State University.
September 29, 2010
Students
Minority Engineering Association Urges National Focus on Community College Students
A national engineering science group, citing the surge in minority student enrollment in community colleges, says more emphasis should be placed on two-year college students to increase STEM field graduates.
September 29, 2010
Community Colleges
U.S. Education Department Delays Rule Opposed by For-profit Colleges
The U.S. Education Department said it will take more time to finish new regulations targeting for-profit college job-training programs.
September 26, 2010
Community Colleges
Lumina Foundation Says US Continues to Lag Globally in Producing College Graduates
The United States continues to fall behind other major nations around the world in producing highly credentialed college graduates, despite a marginal gain between 2007 and 2008, says a new report by the Lumina Foundation for Education.
September 20, 2010
Students
College-educated Americans More Likely Experience Job Satisfaction, Lead Healthier Lives, Study Says
Delving into more than just the financial rewards, college graduates, in comparison with high school graduates, are less likely to smoke or be obese; vote and volunteer more; and have more job satisfaction, according to a newly released study by The College Board.
September 20, 2010
Students
Foundation Highlights Practices for Getting Community College Students Into Selective Four-Year Schools
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has released âPartnerships that Promote Success: The Evaluation of the Community College Transfer Initiative,â a study of successful programs that have assisted talented lowerâincome community college students in transferring to selective institutions.
September 16, 2010
Students
College Loan Default Rates Rise, Report Says
The number of college students who defaulted on their federal student loans climbed in the fiscal year that ended in September 2008, according to new government data released Monday.
September 14, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Dean Stabbed at Kansas City Community College
A man who was mumbling and carrying a knife in a building where Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to hold a news conference stabbed a college dean in the neck Tuesday before being subdued by witnesses.
September 14, 2010
Community Colleges
SAT Takers Grow More Diverse, Scores Stagnate
More students from diverse backgrounds are taking the SAT, a College Board report released Monday shows, but critics warn that their performance on the college entrance exam raises concerns about the current quality of K-12 U.S. education.
September 13, 2010
Students
Indiana Looks to Boost Aid to Older Students
State officials have proposed overhauling Indianaâs college financial aid system to make more money available to older adults, who are more than half of the stateâs students but receive a small amount of assistance.
September 8, 2010
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