#California #CommunityColleges Sued for Violating #FirstAmendment with #DEI Mandates
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/california-community-colleges-sued-for-violating-first-amendment-with-dei-mandates/

#HotTake: CSU is being super petty about this.

We need a public alternative to the niche that for-profit colleges currently are filling, and that our current public education system doesn’t address.

Our #CommunityColleges are the best place to deliver career/workforce-oriented bachelor’s degree programs to students not served well by traditional programs at #CSU and #UC.

#California #HigherEd #PublicEducation

https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2023/08/bachelors-degrees/

The fact that #NedLamong and his #DemocraticParty in #Connecticut are set to starve the states #public #colleges and #universities, particularly the #CommunityColleges following years of state revenue windfalls tells one everything you need to know about the party in this state. It does not care about #working people, it does not care about #accessible #HigherEd, it only cares about #Governor #Lamont's priorities which are those of the states wealthiest residents

Students who dropped out of California #CommunityColleges did so to prioritize work or to take care of dependent family members, among other reasons, according to a new survey.

https://edsource.org/updates/many-students-choose-work-caring-for-dependents-over-community-college-survey-finds

#HigherEd #Students #Affordability

"Free textbooks? It could soon be a reality at California’s community colleges"

https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/college-beat-higher-education/2023/03/free-textbooks-california-community-colleges/

#OER #Textbooks #Affordability ##CommunityColleges #HigherEd

Someone whose job includes outreach for the college (and who reports to me) skeptically asked if they should accept in invitation to speak at a junior high school. Yes, I said, 1000% that's a crucial part of outreach, creating a college-going culture in the wider community!

#CommunityColleges #HigherED

Washtenaw Community College program has saved students $10.1 million on textbooks since 2017

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/03/an-ann-arbor-college-saved-its-students-10m-in-textbook-costs.html

#OER #CommunityColleges #HigherEd #Textbooks

California’s community colleges do not employ enough full-time faculty and in some cases districts are misspending state funds allocated for those faculty instead on too many part-time adjuncts, finds state auditor.

https://edsource.org/2023/california-community-colleges-rely-too-much-on-part-time-faculty-and-misspend-funds-audit-finds/686030?utm_id=88145&sfmc_id=1854575

#CommunityColleges #HigherEd #ContingentLabor #NoSurprise

I've been hanging out here for a few weeks just trying to get the feel of mastodon. It is so lovely!

I'm an Associate #Professor of #sociology at a #CommunityColleges in the Midwest. My research interests include family challenges including IPV, child maltreatment, and disabilities. #AcademicChatter
#professorlife

Outside of work I enjoy an excellent #cupoftea, #reading, #gardening, #puzzles, following #politics, enjoying #nature and #artists.

Give me a follow if you relate.

A handful of community colleges in different parts of the country are gleefully — and hopefully — reporting enrollment increases for the new semester.

#CommunityColleges #HigherEd #Enrollments

https://www.ccdaily.com/2023/02/budding-spring-enrollments/

College Readiness Shouldn’t Be a Top Priority for K-12 Anymore, Survey Shows

“Americans think K-12 schools should put a higher priority on preparing students for careers and basic life skills rather than college readiness, according to a new survey on the purpose of education.”

#Education #CommunityColleges #HigherEd #ChangeIsHard

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/college-readiness-shouldnt-be-a-top-priority-for-k-12-anymore-survey-shows/2023/01

#Outreach for 2023 is in full swing! Mailed my #LetterstoaPrescientist letter early January; we’ve been writing about Geo activities, oceans, & academic journeys (including timelines) 😄 I have a few #SkypeAScientist sessions with K-12 set up in February & will be zooming with #CommunityColleges this semester 😁

US Dept of Education renews call for free #CommunityColleges

#HigherEd #Affordability #Equity

https://www.highereddive.com/news/education-department-official-free-community-college/641220/

New report: “I Don’t Think the System Will Ever Be the Same”: Distance Education Leaders’ Predictions and Recommendations for the Use of Online Learning in Community Colleges Post-COVID

https://www.edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai22-687.pdf

#CommunityColleges #OnlineEd #FacDev #HigherEd #edutooters

Your periodic reminder that when reading or writing about US #HigherEd, around 40% of all US undergraduates are in #CommunityColleges

The economic value of community colleges

#CommunityColleges #HigherEd

https://www.ccdaily.com/2022/12/the-economic-value-of-community-colleges/

Once again hearing that the greatest practical challenge facing colleges and universities of all kinds is constant turnover in administration.

#leadership #CommunityColleges # #HigherEd

What’s the difference between #TradeSchools #TechnicalColleges and #CommunityColleges? All 3 prepare students for a specific career in the smartest amount of time. But each has its own advantages > https://bit.ly/3zg3R2v

"Enrollment in California State Universities continues to suffer from a pandemic-induced drop as fewer transfer students arrive from the state’s community colleges."
https://edsource.org/2022/pandemic-impact-continues-at-cal-state-with-enrollment-decline-for-fall-2022/681687

#HigherEd #CommunityColleges #Enrollments

“Public institutions weren’t built to compete with each other. They were built to serve the public.” @deandad

Alas, Cal State University faculty want to prevent CA community colleges from expanding access by offering bachelor’s degrees.

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/public-institutions-arent-built-compete-each-other

#CommunityColleges #HigherEd #Education