Brazosport College recently launched the Momentum Scholars Program, a new initiative designed to put eligible students on a fast track to academic and career success by covering the full cost of tuition, fees and course e-books. “At Brazosport College, our mission is centered on student success and access to opportunity,” BC President Vincent Solis said. […]

Amy Varela started at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) flummoxed and flustered. She wandered through the Downtown Milwaukee Campus, struggling to find where to go for her very first class. “I got lost,” said Varela, who grew up in Costa Rica. “I was asking anyone I could find where I needed to go. People were […]

For students who grow up in the foster care system, the path to a college degree is often stacked against them. Nationally, only 3% to 4% of foster care students earn a four-year degree, and just 2% to 6% complete a two-year degree. Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) new Lazer’s Fostering Success College Program (LFSCP) is […]

For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada and […]

The Alamo Colleges District and Schreiner University announced an expanded transfer agreement that will allow eligible students to begin at any of the five Alamo Colleges and seamlessly transfer to Schreiner University to complete a four-year degree, with educational costs covered at both institutions. As part of this agreement, Schreiner becomes the first private institution […]

At Manhattan Area Technical College, student success doesn’t happen by chance. Behind every test, every resume, and every graduation moment, there is a network of support that helps students stay on track. Much of that support begins in the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). For nearly two decades, Darren Ortega, director of the TLC, has […]

The Healey-Driscoll Administration in December announced a new pilot program to re-engage students who previously began, but did not complete, degrees and certificates at the state’s public colleges and universities. There are more than 766,000 Massachusetts residents in the “Some College, No Credential” (SCNC) population. The effort is designed to bring greater economic opportunities to […]

On a quiet afternoon in Canyon County, a small classroom hums with determination. Laptops open, pens poised, and College of Western Idaho (CWI) adult education teachers’ encouraging words fill the air. For students in the Canyon County Juvenile Probation (CCJP) Program, this isn’t just a class, it’s a chance to rewrite their story. Since its beginning in 2017, led in partnership with CWI, has provided at-risk youth […]

Madison College student Camila Alcantra Perez aims to be a coach someday, studying kinesiology and dietetics to help others. But she didn’t know if college learning was right for her until she dipped her toes into the experience at Madison College’s Early College STEM Academy. Now Camila is earning college credits while still a senior […]