There are a billion (or so) podcasts available, featuring every topic imaginable. For students at Kaua’i Community College, one podcast really matters: Class Act. Student workers in the marketing department create, produce and host Class Act, under the guidance of Marketing Director Gary Ellwood. That means the content is driven by students, for students. Each […]
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Fast-tracking with PLA
With the state of higher education in flux, tuition still a significant issue and a staggering economy, a consortium led by North Shore Community College in Massachusetts is creating pathways for local residents and students to earn college credit based on knowledge and skills they’ve learned on the job or in life, saving them time […]
Where credit is due
At a time when many students and families are increasingly questioning the cost and value of traditional four-year college degrees, attaining milestones based on stackable credentials has received more attention as a viable way to prepare students for the workforce. Particularly at community colleges, where students may or may not matriculate to a four-year institution, […]
Report roundup
Here are three reports you should know about this month. Americans continue to have a strongly favorable view of community colleges, according to the Varying Degrees 2020 report from New America. The report says the public believes two-year institutions are a better value, more likely to contribute to a strong workforce and run more efficiently […]
Power of peer mentoring
When a global pandemic forced Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) to move abruptly to a distance-learning format in mid-March, students in the BMCC Inspires and Motivates People to Achieve in College Together (IMPACT) peer mentoring program were already engaged in a structure to support their studies. The question was, how to adapt that structure […]
Meeting challenges head on
It’s been a challenging few months for Wallace State Community College in Alabama. On the first day of the semester on January 3, the college was hit with a ransomware attack. “We started the semester with a virus, and we are ending with a different virus,” says WSCC President Vicki Karolewics. Through it all, Karolewics […]
Enrollment shifts
The pandemic and ensuing recession have led to predictions that community college enrollment could grow this year. Already, some colleges are seeing proof of that. Many of North Carolina’s community colleges are seeing jumps in summer enrollment, compared to last year. Wake Technical Community College is one of the colleges with increased enrollments. “We are […]
Faculty leadership during a crisis
As the numbers of COVID-19-positive people started to grow in New York and New Jersey, Hudson County Community College (HCCC) assistant history professor Antonio Acevedo knew it was just a matter of time before the college would have to adapt. When Acevedo learned the campus would close and in-person classes would be moved online, his […]
Report roundup
Here are three reports you should know about this month. Colleges need to do more for students who are parents, Generation Hope says in a new report. According to a survey conducted by the community-based nonprofit focused on college completion and early childhood success, one in five undergraduate students – and one in four (26 […]
Pandemic compounds inequities
Compton College has always targeted assistance to African-American students and others in need, but the pandemic has “made it more clear about their lack of basic needs,” said President Keith Curry. “COVID is adding another layer of impact.” College leaders need to connect with students to learn the best ways to help them, he said. […]