'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.
Reaching student completion goals will require cultural, financial shifts on campuses
By Matthew Dembicki and Carisa Chappell,
Published August 11, 2010
If community colleges hope to reach a national goal of helping an additional 5 million of their students complete college by 2020, two-year institutions will have to reallocate resources rather than rely on new funding, according to foundation and government officials.
U.S. losing competitive edge because of subpar education
By National Public Radio,
Published July 26, 2010
A new College Board study says that more than a quarter of college students require remedial classes in reading, writing and math—something community colleges know all too well.
Upward Bound lifts underprivileged students
By CC Times,
Published July 25, 2010
Even with three college degrees in hand, Nicole “Nykki” McCawthan is still living the creed of the Upward Bound program every day: “I won’t look back, let up, slow down, or back away. I am Upward Bound.”
A more-focused approach to developmental education
By Garry Boulard,
Published May 4, 2010
When discussing how community colleges think about remediation, Kay McClenney prefers the direct approach.
Raising community college graduation rates
By Christian Science Monitor,
Published April 28, 2010
High unemployment and the cost of four-year colleges have spurred record enrollment at community colleges, but about half of the students will drop out before their second year. However, several initiatives are aiming to improve that.
Video of Melinda Gates at AACC convention
By CC Times,
Published April 22, 2010
Watch an excerpt of Melinda Gates at the 2010 annual American Association of Community Colleges convention.
Gates Foundation pledges $110M for developmental ed
By CC Times,
Published April 20, 2010
SEATTLE—Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, urged community colleges to improve graduation rates through a renewed focus on developmental education and pledged up to $110 million to help scale up successful programs.
Colleges increasingly use learning communities
By CC Times,
Published April 19, 2010
Learning communities, which enroll groups of students together in coordinated classes, are increasingly being used to help developmental-level students get through developmental education and succeed academically, according to a new report.
For students at risk, early college proves a draw
By New York Times,
Published February 9, 2010
The New York Times takes a look at an early-college effort in North Carolina that seeks to keep at-risk students in school by eliminating the divide between high school and college.
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