Funding doesn't match colleges' roles
By CC Times,
Published September 8, 2010
While community colleges serve 43 percent of undergraduate students, they receive only 27 percent of funding for public degree-granting institutions, according to a new policy brief from the American Association of Community Colleges.
In New Mexico, achievement coaches target student success
By Garry Boulard,
Published August 20, 2010
Returning to the classroom for the first time in more than two decades, Central New Mexico Community College student Phil Brito says he had reason to feel both uncomfortable and out of place.
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.
Program helps students with autism transition into college
By CC Times,
Published July 27, 2010
Columbus State Community College in Ohio has developed an orientation program to help students with autism transition into college classrooms.
Some colleges reduce their child care services
By Crosscut.com,
Published July 13, 2010
A growing number of community colleges that offer child care for their students with children are scaling back services because of budget constraints.
Standards will help other colleges start programs for older learners
By CC Times,
Published July 13, 2010
Community colleges and other stakeholders participating in a national initiative to better serve learners age 50 and older are crafting guidelines to help other colleges start similar programs on their campuses.
Does outsourcing education serve students?
By Los Angeles Times,
Published July 6, 2010
The Los Angeles Times examines California's agreement to outsource some community college programs.
Kindle use prompts feds to remind colleges not to forget students with disabilities
By CC Times,
Published June 29, 2010
An increasing interest among colleges and universities in using electronic readers for coursework has prompted the federal government to remind higher education institutions that students with disabilities must have equal access to such technologies.
Keeping sports alive and well on campus
By Carisa Chappell,
Published June 28, 2010
The personal, social and economic values of athletic programs at two-year college campuses has caught on over the past few years, resulting in more than half of U.S. community colleges offering intercollegiate sports.
Counselors see more severity, complexity among student cases
By Matthew Dembicki,
Published June 25, 2010
Nearly half of community college counselors participating in an informal survey say that their cases have increased in severity and complexity over the past few years.
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