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Ferrum College volleyball team earns national academic honor
Ferrum College’s volleyball team is one of 77 NCAA Division III squads which has received a team academic award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for 2008-09. According to the Franklin News-Post, this marks the first time that Ferrum has earned the AVCA’s top team academic accolade. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com
August 6, 2009
Students
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Sustaining Enrollment Growth in Difficult Financial Times
As more people head back to school in these recessionary times, many community colleges across the United States are struggling to handle the influx of new students.
August 5, 2009
Community Colleges
Community colleges aren’t the bargain they used to be
Classes were cheaper when Merced College students enrolled for their summer courses, but now they have to pay a higher bill for this fall.  According to the Merced Sun-Star, when registration opened in April, fees for the statewide two-year college system were set at $20 a unit. After an extended debate over the state budget, […]
August 5, 2009
Community Colleges
Community colleges ink student transfer deal with National University
National University, a private university with locations in the Central Valley, says it has signed an agreement with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office that makes it easier for students at community colleges to transfer to National. According to the Central Valley Business Times, students at any of California’s 110 community colleges can transfer units […]
August 5, 2009
Native Americans
Tribal Colleges Seeking Stability in Federal Funding Cycles
For Leonard Dauphinais, one of the most challenging things about running a tribal college is not a lack of federal funding but trying to figure out when that funding will arrive at his school.
August 5, 2009
Latinx
Power Players for HSIs and Tribal Colleges
These are some of the movers and shakers who make things happen in Washington, D.C.
August 5, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Sustaining Enrollment Growth in Difficult Financial Times
A coordinated strategic plan ensures enrollment growth is not an unexpected tsunami for community colleges.
August 5, 2009
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Community Colleges
Reinvented UDC to open this month
Classes start later this month at a reinvented University of the District of Columbia.  According to the examiner.com, the District’s only public college will now operate as two entities – a two-year community college open to all and a four-year “flagship” university with selective admissions.  It’s a big change for UDC, which for decades had […]
August 4, 2009
Community Colleges
Arizona State University Seeks Three-Year College
Arizona State University wants to develop a network of lower-priced colleges that offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, reports The Arizona Republic.  According to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Offices, the undergraduate college at ASU would offer a small number of majors to allow students to fast-track their degrees through traditional and online classes. […]
August 4, 2009
Community Colleges
Despite Shooting, Essex Votes to Keep Firearms Ordinance
Essex town officials have voted against changing the town’s firearms ordinance despite an accidental shooting last year that claimed the life of a former St. Michael’s College professor. According to WCAX.com, John Reiss was killed in September after being hit by a stray bullet. Four men were target shooting down the road have two have […]
August 4, 2009
Community Colleges
Western Pa. YMCA to offer off-campus college rooms
A YMCA in western Pennsylvania is hoping to fill 20 vacant residential rooms with students from nearby colleges. According to the York Daily Record, the Greensburg YMCA will begin housing college students in January. The city about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh is home to Seton Hill University, a private Catholic school with about 2,000 […]
August 4, 2009
Community Colleges
DC Community College to Begin Classes
Later this month, the first students will begin classes at a new community college on the campus of the University Of The District Of Columbia. According to myfoxdc.com, the new community college answers a call from the White House for more workforce-development programs and opportunities for young people to learn skills that earn diplomas. © […]
August 3, 2009
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Community Colleges
Credit card changes will force parents, college students to rethink expenses
Students headed to college this fall face a new financial landscape when it comes to managing money. According to The Sacramento Bee, not only are families on tighter budgets, but the new credit card legislation passed this year begins to challenge how students handle credit, and that requires parents and students to rethink how to […]
August 2, 2009
Community Colleges
College students struggle to gain experience and pay their bills
As companies cut costs, the number of internship opportunities offered nationwide has dropped 21 percent from last year, according to the Pennsylvania-based National Association of Colleges and Employers. Many that remain are unpaid, the Belleville News Democrat reported. More than ever, internships are viewed as the surest route to a job after graduation.  However, as […]
August 2, 2009
Community Colleges
For Community Colleges, Wind Technician Training Is a Growth Business
Wind turbine technicians are strongly in demand — and community colleges are moving quickly to fill the need.  According to the New York Times, in recent months, the Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan has added a wind course, as has the Lake Region State College in North Dakota. Riverland Community College in Minnesota will […]
July 30, 2009
Community Colleges
Colleges going paperless in attracting students
Riverland Community College’s “Programs of Study” publication looks like a notebook and makes paper-shuffling sounds when its pages are turned. The sights and sounds, however, all are through a computer via Riverland’s Web site and the ePaperFlip software for publications.  According to the Austin-Post Bulletin, it’s one of the ways Riverland, like many other colleges, […]
July 30, 2009
Community Colleges
Excelsior College Launches New Services for GIs
Excelsior College, a national leader in higher education for military members and veterans since the 1970s, has added specially-trained outreach staff and streamlined services to meet anticipated growth in demand for education benefits provided by the Post-9/11 GI bill. The bill takes effect Aug. 1. According to the Washington Examiner, 33 percent of Excelsior’s 32,000 […]
July 29, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Community Colleges Lobby to Offer Four-year Degrees
Michigan community colleges are challenging four-year universities for the right to offer bachelor’s degrees, and if they succeed, would join more than a dozen states across the country that already allow such degrees.
July 28, 2009
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