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Tennessee Promise Boosts College Enrollment and Attainment, Data Shows

Tennessee Promise, the first statewide tuition-free community college program in the country, significantly boosted college enrollment and degree attainment at...
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Ivy Tech Receives Approval for Workforce Pell Program

Students at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana can now use federal Pell Grant dollars on an eight-week clinical medical...
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Accreditor Puts Lane Community College on Warning

An accrediting agency has sanctioned Lane Community College over its ongoing governance issues. Last week, the Northwest Commission on Colleges...
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Michigan Narrows Gap in Who Can Get Free Community College Tuition

Michigan is expanding one of its free community college tuition programs, hopefully permanently. The state has two such initiatives. Its...
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Texas Could Shortchange New Funding Model Champions

Community colleges’ student outcomes soared under a new performance-based funding model. But Texas lawmakers didn’t budget for so much success.

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Compton College Plans to Tie Basic Needs to Academic Milestones. Will It Work?

Starting in fall 2027, students need to meet a set of academic requirements to get free meals and other supports. College leaders say the move will increase completion rates. But basic needs experts are worried.

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Dueling Mandates

Serve the community vs. run the college like a business.

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How Do Employers View Community College Baccalaureate Degrees?

A new white paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests employers value community college baccalaureate degrees in...