Students balance many competing demands and obligations that often impact their educational progress. Life circumstances change and students are often forced to reprioritize family, work and school obligations. Unfortunately, some students end schooling abruptly and leave earned credentials behind, resulting in a loss of value for the time they invested in the classroom. Saint Paul […]
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Recruiting – and retaining – student athletes
As community college campuses reopen post-Covid in an environment of declining enrollment, intercollegiate athletics programs are emerging as a potential draw for recruiting students. Serving as a key enabler of successful student-athlete programs are services that work to support student-athletes and help deliver improved student-athlete academic results. Two presentations at the recent 2022 AACC convention […]
Boundless design
The “struggling artist” label is far less applicable to creatives who are displaying their work in digital formats. From the architects of the Metaverse to designers growing the most widely recognizable consumer brands, the digital arts now claim a greater role in the creative experience. From using augmented reality to visualize your living room with […]
Student story: Discovering her own strength
A Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) public health major who worked for decades cleaning houses and as a nanny has some sage advice for adults who may think they’re not qualified or too old to go to college. “You are never too old to get your high school equivalency degree (GED) and enroll in college,” said […]
Fellowship gives students head start on technology career
With academic funding from the U.S. Department of State, three community college graduates are on a path to earn their bachelor’s degree and to embark on an exciting career in the Foreign Service. Jolene Farley (Riverside Community College), Chad Peterson (Wake Technical Community College) and Prince Uduka (Central Piedmont Community College) were amongst the 15 […]
Overcoming obstacles on the way to becoming alum number 200,000
On May 8, Valencia College (Florida) celebrated its 200,000th alumnus – and the person who walked across the stage and helped the college celebrate that milestone exemplifies not just the college, but the kind of students Valencia was founded to serve. Wytosia McMillan was born into a family for whom stability was a luxury they couldn’t […]
Expanding transfer agreements
Transfer agreements between community colleges and four-year institutions aren’t new. But community colleges and universities are expanding and strengthening partnerships to meet the needs of both students and employers. At Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), 50% of transfer students transfer within the University of Wisconsin (UW) system, and 50% of those students transfer to UW-Green […]
African American Male Scholars Initiative boosts outcomes
The African American Male Scholars Initiative (AAMSI) at Greenville Technical College (South Carolina) celebrated achievements of the group’s members in an awards presentation on May 4. Among the awards presented were 22 special AAMSI jackets, given to students who earned 1,000 or more engagement points. These points were achieved by participating in activities including program […]
Answering the call for OER
When the state began to push back against college textbook prices, Ohio colleges and universities got innovative. In 2017, “We were seeing in Ohio an atmosphere where the public was attacking higher ed textbook costs,” said Jack Hershey, president and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) during a session at the AACC […]
Student story: Gaining confidence to continue
Following his high school graduation, Alikhan Fidai had his education and career all planned out. In 2014, the Midwest native enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a top-tier public research university, to study chemical engineering. It was the fulfillment of a long-held dream, both for Fidai and for his parents. “After immigrating from […]