College group to support Native Americans on campus, in community
By CC Times,
Published August 30, 2010
Native American students attending Ozarks Technical Community College in Missouri can now find support and opportunities through a new campus organization.
Calif. system ends program with Kaplan
By CC Times,
Published August 26, 2010
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has ended a partnership with Kaplan University to allow students in the state to take single courses at the for-profit online institution to help them fulfill their campus-based associate degree requirements.
NPR examines the struggles of nontraditional college students
By CC Times,
Published August 23, 2010
National Public Radio's call-in show Talk of the Nation will devote part of its Aug. 24 program to the struggles of nontraditional college students and will include an interview with a community college student.
First-generation students and the road to success
By Amy Baldwin,
Published August 18, 2010
Increasingly, we are seeing a new phenomenon on community college campuses: a large influx of first-generation students with their own unique needs and challenges that can be barriers to success, if not addressed properly.
'Early alert' systems send students warnings, advice
By Carisa Chappell,
Published August 17, 2010
Sometimes skipping just one class or foregoing that extra hour to study for an exam can make the difference between passing and failing. Several colleges are now using technology as a tool to help detect which students may need additional help.
Pending deportation stirs immigration debate in Mich.
By Detroit Free Press,
Published August 13, 2010
A case involving a 22-year-old undocumented immigrant who wants to attend a community college in Michigan is stirring up the immigration debate in that state.
Helping students with disabilities prepare for college
By USA Today,
Published August 11, 2010
Project Access, a summer program at Howard Community College (Maryland), helps high school students with disabilities, such as 20-year-old Andy Kostos, transition into college.
Education is an economic issue, Obama says
By Statesman.com,
Published August 10, 2010
In a speech at the University of Texas on Monday, President Barack Obama said education “is the economic issue of our time.”
Renting textbooks could be the hot trend this fall
By Matthew Dembicki,
Published August 9, 2010
When Allan Hancock College in California opened its bookstore Monday to begin renting books for the upcoming fall semester, there was already a line of students waiting to lease books at 40 percent of the cost of new books.
'Gainful employment' proposal would burden colleges
By CC Times,
Published August 4, 2010
Proposed federal reporting requirements to gauge how well higher education institutions prepare students for work—especially for-profit institutions—would adversely affect community colleges, according to two organizations representing community college presidents and trustees.
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