Community Colleges

Republican-dominated Washington wants more occupational job training as an alternative to college degrees. But higher education will remain the federal government’s primary job-training system, albeit one experts say could use a reboot.

Arkansas becomes latest state to create a free community college plan. But it limits programs of study and could require some recipients to pay back the money.

A new study points to food and housing issues that prevent many community college students from progressing.

While California considers a plan to cut tuition and lower the cost of going to college, more than 50 local free two-year initiatives are popping up across the state.

Wick Sloane challenges the college leaders at this weekend’s annual meeting of the American Council on Education: fight for low-income students.

As Tennessee’s Promise program expands to include adult students, other community college scholarship programs are figuring out how to replicate its success.