When enrollment declined during the pandemic, two-year institutions boosted support for continuing students.
Training in high-tech and the skilled trades are attracting students’ interest the most.
Free tuition programs in two New England states have brought thousands of new students into community college classrooms. But they’re also straining some schools’ faculty and financial aid staff.
The new funding approach puts more money into the system and more emphasis on outcomes rather than enrollment totals.
The Department of Education says institutions need to talk to each other about how to make credits transfer.
They’re cheaper and quicker than earning a bachelor’s degree. When students complete their courses, jobs will likely be waiting for them.
Applications for federal aid for college have decreased, so schools and states are looking at ways to get more grants into students’ hands.
That could be because many community college students need jobs to pay tuition.
Derrick’s work is characterized as “management, professional, like 40% of the U.S. workforce.
The plan aims to help students finish faster by narrowing choices.
