J.P. Mascaro and Sons offers community college tuition reimbursement
timesherald.com NORRISTOWN>> To help fill a need for general laborers while assisting local graduating seniors attain higher education, J.P. Mascaro and Sons, the waste management company based...
View Article‘Free community college’ plan gets opposition
koin.com SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Free tuition for community college students is a plan proposed by President Obama, and it already has some traction in Oregon. Senate Bill 81, sponsored by Mark Hass,...
View ArticleDo community colleges deserve better funding?
cbs.com Americans have heard a lot of political talk in recent months about making community college free for students. But what has attracted far less attention is how underfunded many community...
View ArticleWashtenaw Community College to Receive Highest Percentage State Funding...
ANN ARBOR— Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will receive the highest percentage increase in state funding among all 28 community colleges in Michigan as a result of a budget approved by the state...
View ArticleReport: Student Loan Debt Stratified by Race, Class
Source: diverseeducation.com It’s well known that graduating college students in recent years have faced student loan debt at unprecedented levels far exceeding that of previous generations of...
View ArticleBrunswick County funds won’t boost community college president’s salary
wect.com Brunswick County commissioners approved a budget Monday that ends a long-standing practice of boosting the local community college president’s pay with county money. In previous years,...
View ArticleAllowing community colleges to offer bachelor’s degree will cost taxpayers more
Source: mlive.com Once again, Lansing is debating whether we need to dramatically increase the number of four year public universities operating in Michigan – without considering the consequences of...
View ArticleOregon Debates Free Community College Plan
diverseeducation.com In just the last year or so, Tennessee adopted a plan for free community colleges, as did Chicago and the Community College of Philadelphia. Now the Oregon state legislature is...
View ArticleLawmakers Ready Bill To Make Obama’s Free Community College Plan A Reality
Source: huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) will introduce legislation Wednesday to make community college free for low-income students, fulfilling...
View ArticleState budget offers ‘epic opportunity’ for California community colleges
Source: Richard Duran, former President of Oxnard College The budget deal agreed to by Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature last month has record increases for education, particularly community...
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