Community Colleges

U.S. Department of Education has started a program review to study financial aid practices at Ohio’s Eastern Gateway Community College.

Many other fights that focus on for-profit higher education will be center stage in a round of negotiated rule making sponsored by the Department of Education this week. Will the negotiators find consensus on any issues?

Nearly one million fewer students have enrolled in higher education since the beginning of the pandemic. The losses have been felt across all types of institutions and in almost every state.

A state law sought to cut back on remedial education at California Community Colleges, but many colleges still offer these courses. Consumer advocates say the classes keep students from earning degrees. Frustrated students agree.

The company is giving $3 million to kick-start a computer science bachelor’s degree program at community and technical colleges throughout Washington State.

Professors seek a united faculty voice against legislative incursions into the curriculum with respect to the teaching of race.

TEL Education partners with institutions to offer high school students a low-cost way to start their college careers. Critics worry about quality and transferability.

Enrollment swelled at Spartanburg Community College this fall as students took advantage of a free tuition initiative. It was a stark contrast to ongoing enrollment declines at community colleges across the country.