Browsing: College

Nationally, graduation rates have rebounded from their dips during the height of the pandemic. But high school math proficiency is much lower.That mismatch means schools are…

The Contra Costa College Foundation surprised 181 students by agreeing to pay off their debts to the community college.   Students received texts with a video…

Maine community college leaders and students breathed a sigh of relief after lawmakers narrowly passed a supplemental budget permanently funding the state’s free community college program,…

After years of challenges punctuated by a rapid financial decline, Hampshire College will close. The private college in Massachusetts fended off closure several years ago, but…

A Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems.The board of trustees of Hampshire College, a small liberal…

American college graduates are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, with the underemployment rate reaching 42.5% – its highest level since 2020.Several young…

Rehab doesn’t happen to you. You happen to rehab. That’s something I kept thinking when, at night, I wept myself to sleep in the tastefully appointed…

When Governor Ron DeSantis appointed a swath of new trustees in 2023 to reimagine New College of Florida as a conservative institution, it sent shock waves…

Tribal college advocates expressed concern Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Interior proposed nixing more than $150 million for tribal colleges, universities and postsecondary programs as part…

Community college baccalaureate degrees tend to earn graduates more than associate degrees but less than bachelor’s degrees from traditional four-year colleges, with substantial variation by field,…