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A Growing Concern
Community College Week – January 11, 2010
They are the fastest-growing sector of higher education, experiencing rapid growth as the recession-wracked economy drives more people back to the classroom.
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A new role for community colleges?
The San Diego Union-Tribute (San Diego, CA) – January 11, 2010
High school graduates who are shut out of California’s public universities by enrollment caps or escalating tuition could one day earn a bachelor’s degree at a community college near them.
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More Latinos filling community colleges
Marketplace – January 8, 2010
Increasing numbers of students are starting their pursuit of higher education at community colleges. Among them are minorities, Latinos especially, who see the schools as a good first step. Emily Hanford reports.
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Waiting in the Wings
Inside Higher Ed – January 8, 2010
The third-largest university in the country could get a lot larger, thanks in part to an increasingly popular guaranteed transfer initiative it sponsors with four community colleges in Orlando.
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Potential Boon for California Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed – January 7, 2010
California's public colleges have had a brutal couple of years. It'd be ridiculously premature to say that things are turning around -- but Wednesday brought them at the very least a symbolic boost, in the form of a proposal that could lead to more of what they really want: a greater share of state funds.
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Surging Enrollments Put Community Colleges in a Good Credit Position
The Chronicle of Higher Education – January 6, 2010
With enrollments surging and their role in the nation's higher-education system expanding, community colleges are going to need more capital and operating resources, and more of them are expected to seek to raise that money by issuing bonds, Moody's Investors Service says in a report released Wednesday.
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