Community Colleges

Why High School Doesn't Count: Getting Smart About College

Jayanti Tamm | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Success, College Admissions, Ivy League, High School, College, Higher Education, Community Colleges, High School Dropouts, Education News

As the wounds of college rejections are still raw from April's thin-or-thick envelope onslaught, all over America, the reality of plan B's are slowly starting to settle in.

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The Strength of Community Colleges

Rassoul Dastmozd, Ph.D. | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Education, Community College Value, Higher Education, Community Colleges, College, College Education, Saint Paul College, College News

We appreciate President Obama's spotlight on community colleges and vocational training. But we must continue to speak out about the measurable and immeasurable value that our 2-year institutions bring to our cities, states and nation.

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Apple's Attack on the Knowledge Economy

Christopher Newfield | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Apple, Knowledge Economy, Public Universities, Middle Class, Innovation, Corporate Taxes, De Anza College, Tax Cuts. Community College, Tax Avoidance, Community Colleges, Business News

Cuts to places like De Anza destroy mass access to a knowledge economy that is led by Apple. Corporate tax avoidance has for decades been a major mechanism of crumbling the social bridging performed by higher ed.

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Three Groups of People You Must Know to Succeed in College and Beyond

Isa Adney | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Community Colleges, College, Professors, Community College Success, Linkedin, Facebook, Education, Success Strategies, StudentMentor.Org, Career Advice, Students, Low-Income Students, College News

The truth is: people are the answer to success in any area -- especially college. In order to succeed you must know how to cultivate your community.

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D.C. Needs an Independent Community College and a Smaller, Stronger U.D.C.

Walter Smith | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: UDC Budget, U.D.C, D.C. Community College, Community College, University of District Columbia, Community College D.C., University of District Columbia Budget, Udc, Community Colleges, D.C. University, DC News

U.D.C must develop a right-sized plan for itself that reflects the size and needs of its current and likely student body, puts the university on sound financial footing, and ensures the future of the community college.

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Oprah & Jill Biden Announce Commencement Speeches

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Oprah, Jill Biden, Broward College, 2012 Commencement, Spelman College, Joe Biden, Community Colleges, Commencement Central, Southwestern Community College, Dr. Jill Biden, College News

Media leader Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joe Biden, are each speaking to graduates this spring as commencement speakers. ...

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Making a Difference: April Is Community College Awareness Month

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Joliet Junior College, Scholarships, Philanthropy, Volunteering, Charity, Economic Development, Michigan State University, Alpena Community College, Higher Education, Community Colleges, Lifelong Learning, American Association of Community Colleges, Impact News

Community colleges serve often as the access point for education and can also be a catalyst for economic development. Here are five tips about community colleges and your way to celebrate as well as honor them this month.

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For the Have-Nots, the Rocky Road Through College

Jeff Selingo | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Student Debt, Private Colleges, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Traditional College Alternatives, California State University Enrollment, Cal State, College Alternatives, Public Colleges, California State University, California State University Admissions, College News

As some expensive private colleges compete to fill their seats and cash-strapped public colleges look for ways to handle more students, today's emerging providers will get a second look by college leaders and students seeking quality alternatives.

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On the Outskirts of Skid Row

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: California Community Colleges, Foster Care, Community Colleges, Foster Youth, Education News

California's much-maligned community college system stands an important but tenuous bulwark against homelessness for former foster youth.

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Will Rich Students Get First Dibs At Community Colleges?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Santa Monica College, College-Privatization, Community College California, Community College Tiered Pricing, Community Colleges, Los Angeles, Community College for-Profit, Video, Education, Public Education Reform, College, Two-Tier Courses, California Colleges, Higher Education, Southern California Colleges, Education Reform, College Tiered Pricing, For-Profit Colleges, Los Angeles News

After millions of dollars in budget cuts over the last few years, Santa Monica College says that help is on the way -- thanks to a controversial new p...

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Texas Hold 'Em

The Cavalier Daily | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Texas, Rick Perry, Higher Education, Community Colleges, Sxsw, College News, College News

As students take home their I.T. degrees, policymakers may point to the receipt. But if reducing the overhead comes at the price of buying a Rube Goldberg machine, which comes far from well-oiled, we reiterate the $10,000 question: at what cost?

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Student Swirl and the Coming Threat to Higher Education

Jeff Selingo | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Disruptive Innovation, Community Colleges, Jeff Selingo, College, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Graduation Rates, Four-Year-College-Success, College News

College campuses are full of long-held assumptions about how academe works. A perilous one for the future of American higher education is that high-school students pick a college, enroll, and -- two or four years later -- graduate from the same institution.

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Could Community College Be Right For You?

| Stephanie Haven | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: College Tuition Costs, College Costs, College Prep, College Tuition, Community Colleges, College Tuition Hikes, College Debt, Student Loan Debt, College Applications, Video, High School News

From “big (wo)man on campus” to the campus “fresh meat,” the transition to college can be difficult. Adjusting to a new town with new friends ...

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Community Colleges: On the Frontline of Education in America

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Obama Colleges, Community Colleges, STEM Education Latinos, Obama Latinos, Obama Higher Education, Obama Community Colleges, Latinos Community College, Latino Community College, STEM Education, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News

As Latinos are the fastest growing minority in the U.S., it's critical that we invest in the institutions that are building up this skilled workforce in America.

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Debunked: Popular Explanation For High Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Obama Jobs, Jobs Crisis, Labor, Skills Mismatch, Unemployment Rate, Structural Unemployment, Fiscal Budget 2013, Business News, Obama Budget, Jobs, Community Colleges, Job Training, Job Creation, Business News

One popular explanation for the stubbornly high unemployment rate is that businesses want to hire -- but they simply can't find workers with the right...

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Community Colleges To Manufacturing's Rescue

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Economic Recovery, Video, Community Colleges, Michigan Community Colleges, Fitzpatrick Manufacturing, Michigan Recession, Middle-Skill-Careers, American Manufacturing, Detroit News

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Fitzpatrick Manufacturing Co. is a high-tech job shop, crafting super-precise parts for machines used in everything fr...

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Job Training Infusion: Fix For Unemployment?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Obama Jobs, Jobs Crisis, Labor, Unemployment Rate, Fiscal Budget 2013, Jobs, Obama Budget, Community Colleges, Job Training, Job Creation, Business News

President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 would set aside $8 billion for community colleges to offer more job training in high-demand fie...

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5 Things Obama's Budget Does For Higher Ed

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Photos, Department of Education, Budget, Race to the Top, President Obama, Obama, Community Colleges, Education Funding, Barack Obama, 2013 Budget, President's Budget, First in the World, Slideshow, Higher Education, Research Universities, College Funding, Pell Grants, For-Profit Colleges, College News

President Obama's budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year would beef up spending on higher education. Appropriately, he unveiled it at a community c...

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California Community Colleges Ration Their Offerings

Sacramento Bee | Kevin Yamamura | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Community Colleges, Community Colleges Cuts, Community Colleges Rationing, Community Colleges Budget Cuts, College News

Now in his third year at Yuba College, a year he once hoped to spend in Chico or Davis, Robert Bond said every student he knows has struggled to get t...

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Community Colleges Training Post 50s For Jobs

Huff/Post50 | Erica Smith | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Encore Careers, Video, Education, Second Acts, Reinvention, Jobs, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Changing Careers, Second Careers, Fifty News

After working years as a litigation paralegal, Alison Grazul, 63, found herself a victim of the floundering economy, out of work with four children an...

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Leveling The Playing Field: Post 50s Head Back To Community Colleges

www.usatoday.com | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Education News, Second Acts, Going Back to School, Careers, Education, Community Colleges, Higher Education, College Degree, Fifty News

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Paul Klingler likes his job as a mold-maker for a Rochester plastics manufacturer. But the 54-year-old Parma resident also liked...

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Reflections of a CCP Grad, Part 3

Peak Johnson | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Education, Community Colleges, Journalism School, Journalism, College News

The question of if I really wanted to continue with college loomed in my thoughts. If I ever did manage to leave CCP and graduate, what would I do next if I decided not to attend school? Did I even want to become a journalist like I had been constantly proclaiming?

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Writing Academic Satire... For Fun and Profit

Lev Raphael | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: College, Writing, Satire, Mysteries, Writing Inspiration, Mystery Novels, Community Colleges, Comedy, Crime Fiction, Mystery Writing, Fiction, Books News

Outsiders slam academia for not being "the real world," but I disagree. At times it's far too real. It can exhibit the oversize egos of professional sports; the hypocrisy of politics; the cruelty of big business; and the ruthlessness of organized crime.

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Community Colleges or Four-Year Schools?

Mariela Dabbah | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Graduation, Community Colleges, Graduation Rates, Cultura, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News

Community colleges are a great option for a lot of students -- but what I'd like is for these colleges to be presented as an option by guidance counselors, educators and leaders - not as the only alternative for Latinos.

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Hacking Education the 1960s Way

Paul Freedman | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Higher Education Reform, Affording College, Community College, Afforable College, Community Colleges, Community College Option, California Community Colleges, Affordable Education, Transfering Schools, Transfer College, Education News

Maybe it's time we put a little old back in the new school and remember that we already have an answer to the rising cost of college -- transfer. It's already available. It's affordable. And it works.

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