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Focusing on the Finish Line
A new analysis sheds light on the need to help students who are 75 percent of the way toward a degree but are at risk of dropping out.
Tidewater Layoffs Reflect National Problem
Tidewater Community College is one of many two-year institutions around the country that are shedding employees as they cope with broad enrollment declines.
Eligible for Aid, but Not Getting It
Despite filing federal applications and being eligible for aid, many low-income students in California are going without millions of dollars in Pell Grants.
Decreasing Defaults in Indiana
Facing increasing student loan default rates, Indiana's community college system has focused on helping students with their financial literacy.
Why Part-Time Success Matters
If community colleges are going to close achievement gaps, they need to better accommodate part-time students, report says.
Survey of community college presidents' views on range of issues
Enrollment concerns and finances remain the biggest challenges community college presidents say they face. And those challenges have two-year college...
Adults Reconnect in Tennessee
The state expands tuition-free scholarship beyond traditional-age students -- as other states follow suit -- and gets a larger than anticipated response from adult workers.
Another Higher Ed Bill Stalled in Congress
With renewal of the Higher Education Act turning into partisan grudge match, a popular career-training bill could be a straightforward accomplishment for Congress. But key lawmakers remain far apart.