Community Colleges

A new report examines how much control community colleges have over former students’ wages and their ability to pay off loans postcollege.

Chancellor Bryan Reece was reinstated by the Contra Costa Community College Governing Board. He was put on administrative leave amid a tumultuous year for the district.

The Schuler Education Foundation plans to give $500 million to up to 25 liberal arts colleges -- including Bates, Carleton and Union -- to expand access for underserved students.

Battered by enrollment declines and lost academic momentum among low-income students, colleges across the country are ramping up their off-campus outreach efforts in the wake of the pandemic.

College and university leaders are taking steps to counter the sharp decline in enrollment among Black men during the pandemic.

Shampa Biswas describes why her college focused on race, violence and health as an organizing framework throughout 2020-21 and highlights some of the important educational benefits.

By Shampa Biswas

Jill Biden, the first lady, returned to the classroom this fall as a community college professor. Community college leaders see the move as emblematic of a new national moment for their institutions.

Advocates and stakeholders are concerned that proposed new investments in community colleges are too focused on traditional higher education, leaving little for job-based learning.