When community colleges and K-12 school districts work together on career and technical education (CTE) partnerships, younger students gain a better understanding of what kinds of jobs to aim for – and how to prepare for them. Several of those collaborative efforts were highlighted late March at a meeting of college and school district officials […]
College Readiness Articles
Help for homeschoolers
For homeschool students, transitioning to college can be daunting. Genesee Community College (GCC) in New York is targeting those students to ease their concerns. “Homeschooled students appreciate the many different courses and subject areas, but where classes are small and there is consistently excellent instruction with a low student to teacher ratio,” Associate Dean Amy […]
Teaming up on a unique instructional building
The largest community college and largest school district in New Mexico are splitting the $35 million cost for a new building on Central New Mexico Community College’s (CNM) Main Campus that will help more high school students from Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) take advantage of a free college education while in high school. When completed, […]
On-campus learning for kids
At State Fair Community College’s Kids College, fun is our middle name because fun is an important aspect of learning. Since Kids College began in 2011, the program has expanded to 67 unique sessions over a four-week period. More than 500 spirited students are enrolled this summer, and we’re excited about the fun things they […]
Opening opportunities for women inmates
The inmate journals tell the story best about renewed hope and aspirations that a new program offered by Grossmont College has brought to a local women’s jail. Haydee, an inmate at the facility, described the many lessons she learned in a counseling course on College and Career Success, one of three classes offered at the […]
Moving forward on college, career readiness
Partnerships between K-12 school districts and community colleges are not new. But some partnerships are getting more creative in order to increase student success and meet their region’s workforce needs. Last November, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, convened a fourth meeting of K-12 and community college leaders. […]
Cutting back on remediation yields success
College leaders from New Jersey and Michigan offered their perspectives on developmental education at a session earlier this week at the annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The moderator, Lawrence Nespoli, president of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, reiterated the goals presented in AACC’s 2012 report, Reclaiming the American Dream: […]
Report roundup
Here are three reports you should know about this month. The number of students earning their first undergraduate degree — both associate and bachelor’s degrees — in 2015-16 declined by 1.4 percent from the previous year, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The number of first-time graduates ages 25 […]
Partnership integrates ed, training for inmates
In Massachusetts, Holyoke Community College (HCC) and Hampden County Sheriff’s Department will use a $71,300 state grant to train currently and formerly incarcerated men and women for food service jobs while also preparing them to pass their high school equivalency tests. The grant, from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s adult and community […]
Improving FAFSA completion rates
Nearly 40 percent of federal aid-eligible students don’t complete the FAFSA. Why? Many students don’t think they’re eligible for aid. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has increased outreach to clear up myths like this. The Education Department has deployed outreach coordinators to school districts where FAFSA completion rates were especially low. ED also conducts […]