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Community Colleges as Fiction Fodder
Satirical fiction is targeting community colleges, which may be sign of the sector's deepening societal relevance.
Not Quite Complete
The percentage of degree holders hasn't increased much during the Lumina Foundation's three-year push, but policy makers have jumped on the "completion agenda" bandwagon.
Bad Actors, Bit Players?
Multi-state investigation of for-profits includes review of institutional loans and recruiting of veterans. But finding common targets is a problem, and investigators have yet to take on a major for-profit.
Strep Throat and Beer
No matter if they have a cough or sprain, students are being quizzed by colleges about their alcohol consumption. Health officials say it's a way to target risky behavior, but some students are peeved.
The For-Profit Next Door
With a focus on job training and steady growth, Rasmussen College may look more like a local college than a for-profit
Atheist, on a Religious Campus
Interfaith activists say some religious campuses are becoming more welcoming to atheist students, but there's still room for improvement.
Big Job, Big Problems
With California's community colleges facing challenges that many say are insurmountable, the system begins to search for a new chancellor.
Birth Control and College Completion
Project links pregnancy planning with finishing degrees, and brings edgy course content to two-year college curriculums.