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Repaying More Aid When Students Drop Out
Community colleges would face big cost increases under House GOP's plan to overhaul repayment system for federal aid when students drop out.
The Persistence Project
Illinois community college sees results from encouraging faculty members to meet one-on-one with students to increase persistence, adding extra pressure on instructors to build relationships with their students.
‘A Different Kind of University’
“Shocked, dismayed and angry”: faculty members at Wisconsin Stevens Point react to a plan to cut 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology, and expand more job-oriented programs.
Tuition-Free, With Strings
Advocates for free college worry that residency, course-load and drug-testing requirements will keep the neediest students out of state programs.
Focus on Student Success Increases Well-Being
A new survey shows graduates from Achieving the Dream colleges report higher percentages of financial and community well-being compared to other community college alumni.
Advising Equals Engaged Students
Retention and graduation rates increase for community colleges that beef up or get creative with their student advising services.
The Cost of Attending For-Profits
New analysis says that students in certificate programs gain more economically from attending public institutions -- or no institution at all -- than for-profits.
Opinion
President Trump Uses the Wrong Word (as Usual)
When our wordsmith in chief says community colleges should become more vocational, he may not mean what he thinks he means. But he does have a point, writes Ryan Craig.