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Online Internships Fail to Meet Expectations

New research suggests online internships that took place during the pandemic failed to provide effective learning experiences when compared with in-person experiences. How can colleges encourage employers to do better?

Failure to Launch

A state audit found that Calbright College, California's online community college, graduated just 12 out of over 900 enrolled students during the 2019-20 academic year. Lawmakers are considering closing the college.

Community College Goes Viral on TikTok

Videos by Cape Fear Community College attract thousands of views on TikTok. Can the social media platform help community colleges make up for enrollment losses during the pandemic?

Two-Year Institutions, Four-Year Degrees

Community colleges in Arizona can now offer four-year programs, providing more affordable and streamlined pathways to bachelor's degrees.

Free College Offer Lures Thousands

State officials in Michigan expected a big response when they launched a free college program for adults earlier this year. They got lots of takers, all right -- 67,000 and counting.

Going Big

President Biden’s ambitious American Families Plan is welcome news for leaders of community colleges and minority-serving institutions.
Opinion

Colleges Are Sabotaging Black and Brown Students

Institutional policies keep minority students underrepresented in the technical fields that would help them most after graduation, Ryan Craig writes.

Steep Enrollment Declines This Spring

If campus leaders thought fall 2020 enrollment declines were bad, spring's enrollment drops are even worse, especially for community colleges.