Many students stop short of achieving their community and technical college associate degrees. There are many reasons, such as dropping out of college to work, raise a family, running out of personal funds and/or being unable to master one or more required courses. The associate in general studies (AGS) is an option worth considering by colleges […]
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Solving the math readiness equation
One thing has remained a constant in Marcia Vergo’s career as a math instructor. When she introduces herself to strangers, they reply by telling her they stink at math. “I hear that a lot,” said Vergo, a Metropolitan Community College (MCC) instructor who started with the college as a math center coordinator. According to 2020 […]
Free Degree Promise is a gift
In early 2022, the J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation announced the Free Degree Promise through the Early College program at Community College of Vermont (CCV). Vermont’s Early College program allows high school seniors to complete their last year of high school and their first year of college at the same time, tuition-free. The Free […]
Student story: Seven years of service, faith pay off
For Deidre Robinson-Wiggins, seven is a lucky number. Robinson-Wiggins is the seventh child of her family of 11. She weighed 7.7 pounds at birth, and she herself gave birth to seven children, which she raised as a single mother. And on December 14, when she graduated from Broward College with a Bachelor of Applied Science […]
Report roundup
Here are three reports to know about this month: New research by the Harvard Business School in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) shows a significant disconnect between community colleges and business and industry when it comes to collaborating on workforce development. Employers and community colleges were surveyed about workforce collaborations. In […]
Three states, three CCB journeys
In 25 states, community colleges can grant bachelor’s degrees. But policies and funding structures vary in each state. New America on Monday invited higher education leaders from Arizona, Texas and Florida to talk about community college baccalaureate (CCB) degree programs in their states. Early in the journey In Arizona, the Maricopa County Community College District […]
Clearing the associate-to-master’s degree pipeline
Addressing a 16-year-high in global talent shortages, Reading Area Community College (RACC) and the Albright College School of Professional Studies have created a new seamless path from associate to master’s degree. An articulation agreement between the two institutions enables community college graduates to earn a master’s degree in a little over two years, as compared […]
Bergen launches Center for Online Learning
With demand for online options in higher education soaring and students seeking flexibility as they work toward earning degrees, Bergen Community College will launch its Center for Online Learning this spring. The fully virtual center will launch with two degree-granting programs, psychology and business administration, and a complete complement of online services, resources and assets. […]
Gateway to success
Savanah Freidus dreams of one day becoming a medical doctor. As a Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) biology student seeking an associate degree with the goal of transferring to a four-year college or university, she’s at the beginning of her journey. She’s excited about being a STCC college student and credits the alternative high school […]
Growing leaders in agriculture
As a young boy growing up in the Cayman Islands, Jordan Wilson remembers the first time he planted a mango seed. The fascination he felt watching the seed grow was the beginning of a lifelong passion for agriculture that would eventually bring him to Yakima Valley College (YVC). Having already earned his associate degree in […]