College Inc. Archive: Community Colleges
Cal State's Reed: Don't cut Pell grant program
California State University broke with years of tradition in the 2008 downturn by adopting competitive admissions. For the first time in a long time, California students in the top third of their classes with B averages weren't guaranteed admission. Since...
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Daniel de Vise
| March 2, 2011; 12:22 PM ET |
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Survey: Community college students prize Internet access over teachers
Community college students have come to view online education as key to their success above all else, according to a new report billed as the first national survey of students in two-year colleges. Pearson Foundation hired Harris Interactive to survey...
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| February 9, 2011; 9:49 AM ET |
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Immigrant tuition breaks prompt Md. suit
Updated at noon Thursday with statement from Montgomery College. A Maryland lawmaker says he will announce a lawsuit against Montgomery College on Thursday challenging the institution's practice of charging lower fees tuition to illegal immigrants who live in the county....
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| January 19, 2011; 5:45 PM ET |
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Prince George's faculty unhappy with customer-service badges
Community college professors don't always get the respect afforded to their counterparts at four-year universities. That may explain why faculty at Prince George's Community College have not warmed to a campus-wide initiative that asks them to wear name badges and...
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| January 10, 2011; 9:25 AM ET |
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Iraq vet barred from Baltimore community college over essay on killing
A Iraq war veteran barred from attending the Community College of Baltimore County over an essay he wrote called "War is a Drug" says he has given up trying to re-enroll, according to a story in the Baltimore Sun. Charles...
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| January 5, 2011; 12:35 PM ET |
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12 notable higher education stories of 2010
In chronological order: Jan. 11: The University of Virginia picks its first female president. Her first six months will not be easy. April 16: Regents end a four-year tuition freeze in Maryland's state university system. Maryland's state schools were more...
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| December 28, 2010; 12:43 PM ET |
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Attainment, Community Colleges, Crime, For-profit colleges, Public policy, Public safety, Publics, Research, Students
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top college stories of 2010, top higher education stories of 2010
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