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 […]
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Student support program keeps men’s soccer successful on and off the field
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 […]
Promise-to-Promise pathway expands transfer access
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 […]
Fixing the transfer process
Community colleges are widely recognized as the most affordable entry point into U.S. higher education. They enroll half of all undergraduates at some point in their academic journeys and serve as the primary access pathway for first-generation students, adult learners and students from historically underserved communities. Yet despite their leading role in access and cost […]
The heart of student support
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 […]
Massachusetts pilot program to support students returning to college
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 […]
Adult education builds brighter futures
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 […]
Turning early college internships into opportunities
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 […]
Faculty focus: From the courtroom to the classroom
Students in Pellissippi State Community College’s criminal justice program this semester have a unique opportunity to learn from someone who has practiced it at the utmost degree every single day for more than three decades: Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen. Allen, district attorney general of the 6th Judicial District, has been on the […]
Students thrive in Monarch Ready Program
Tidewater Community College (TCC) has a strong history of partnering with four-year institutions to create seamless transfer opportunities for students. One of its most notable collaborations is with Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Va. In April 2023, this long-standing partnership was reintroduced as the Monarch Ready Program — an exclusive, invitation-only initiative that offers […]