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New initiative seeks to boost value of community college degrees

University Business

From 2023 through 2028, ten community colleges across the nation will have the opportunity to participate in a program that will boost their reputations in a big way. The Aspen Institute, in partnership with the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher College, Columbia University, leads the initiative.

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. The institutions lost 13 percent of their employees nationally from January 2020 to April 2022, according to an estimate from EAB, a higher education consulting firm.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. get your copy 2.

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Are cannabis programs set to become higher education’s next darling?

University Business

“In addition to Missouri, thousands of jobs are being created across the country, and there is an emerging need for educated employees to support and sustain the industry.” By 2028, others put the cannabis industry’s market cap at nearly $200 billion. appeared first on University Business.

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US Department of Education Projects Increasing Higher Ed Enrollment From 2024-2030. Really? (Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee)

Higher Education Inquirer

The US Department of Education (ED) continues to paint rosy projections about higher education enrollment despite harsh economic and demographic realities--and increasing skepticism about the value of college degrees. Related link: College Meltdown 2.2: Related link: College Meltdown 2.2:

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Understanding Higher Education’s Enrollment Cliff, Trough and Recovery

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The 2012–13 academic year presented an opportunity of a lifetime for me as an American Council on Education Fellow (#administratorwannabe #becarefulwhatyouwishfor)—a year to study higher education without the burden of a day job (a sabbatical for administrators). 21, 2022).

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How to Avoid Cringey Communications

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Here’s the thing, my friends and colleagues: we work in higher education, a sector focused on producing experts. Marketing and communications professionals must see what you don’t see at first, critically assess what images communicate and make sure whatever is conveyed is on purpose.