Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2024

More Settlements in Financial Aid Antitrust Lawsuit Josh Moody Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:03 AM The latest agreements mean eight of 17 universities sued for colluding over financial aid have settled. The known settlement amounts add up to more than $151 million. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Austin Community College District (ACC) is proposing to make college tuition free for all high school seniors in Central Texas. The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February. That is a game changer.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2024

For most prospective college students, the amount of financial aid they receive is one of the most important—if not the most important—factor in choosing where to attend.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) will cover the tuition for members of Utah’s federally recognized tribes. Salt Lake Community College The Native American Community Scholars & Fellowship program – set to begin January of next year – will pay for the tuition costs for students taking up to 18 credit hours.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Short-Staffed, Colleges Outsource Financial Aid Offices Josh Moody Tue, 12/05/2023 - 03:00 AM Last month Kentucky State U and Bethany College outsourced financial aid services. Such moves reflect a challenging environment for professionals in the field. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2024

More Universities Join Chicago in Settling Financial Aid Lawsuit Josh Moody Wed, 01/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Rice, Emory and Vanderbilt quietly settled last fall in a financial aid lawsuit against 17 institutions. Now pressure is mounting for the remaining defendants in the case. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Scholarships Make a Difference By providing funds for tuition and other expenses, financial aid helps students like me avoid accumulating significant debt. Financial aid and scholarships are essential for helping students like me access a quality education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Adult community college students in degree-progressing English and math courses are nearing parity with their traditional-age student counterparts when it comes to course completion, according to a new report from California Competes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill last week to allocate almost $430 million in additional funding over two years for the state's 50 community colleges, the Austin American-Statesman reported. What we do for our community colleges is the future of Texas," said Creighton, chair of the Senate Higher Education Subcommittee.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 9, 2024

Over half of all financial aid professionals are likely to seek employment in a new sector within the next year, according to a new report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Advisors (NASFAA).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 26, 2024

Dartmouth College is boosting financial aid significantly for middle-income students, thanks to a $150 million donation—the largest scholarship gift in the college’s history.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A recent expansion of a Massachusetts financial aid program will benefit approximately 25,000 students across the state’s public community colleges and state universities, according to an announcement by the state’s governor, Maura Healey, and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

The Colorado Community College System has announced transfer agreements with two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs): Saint Augustine’s University and Texas Southern University. SAU will also offer scholarships to Bridge to Bachelor’s students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 9, 2024

A new report from EdTrust, a nonprofit college access advocacy organization, identifies 12 eligibility requirements for state financial aid that it says are “formidable barriers to college access for under-resourced students.” Those include:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Community colleges are designed to serve and meet the needs of the communities where they reside. That’s why Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has decided to offer a certificate of proficiency in social justice and an A.S. Just under three quarters of students receive some kind of financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Imagining a Financial Aid Portal Elizabeth Redden Tue, 07/16/2024 - 09:30 AM Jim Jump considers the virtues of a financial aid portal to match students wanting more aid with the colleges that want them. Byline(s) Jim Jump

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 26, 2024

Some critics say it hasn’t gone far enough in holding rule breakers accountable; others say the feds have a “vendetta” against career colleges. A for-profit college based in Washington, D.C.,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Higher Ed Groups Have a Plan to Improve Financial Aid Offers Katherine Knott Tue, 09/26/2023 - 03:00 AM Nearly a year after the Government Accountability Office said that colleges are failing to tell students how much their education will actually cost, a new initiative aims to provide students with more clarity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

With downtown San Antonio as a beautiful backdrop, representatives from 24 community colleges in 13 states convened for the 29th Annual Community College Futures Assembly in February. Hudson County Community College (N.J.) Hudson County Community College (N.J.) Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Pima Community College has received nearly $1.5 The program aims to offer academic tutoring and mentorship; high school and college course selection assistance; financial aid application help; guidance on secondary school reentry, alternative education programs, and college entry; and financial literacy education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2024

billion in student financial aid in the 2021–22 academic year, a 1 percent increase compared to the year before, according to an annual survey by the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs, an association of state agencies that administer state-appropriated financial aid dollars.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Sara Goldrick-Rab They’ll probably express concern, wonder why colleges aren’t mentioning this, and get confused when they find little information about affordable off-campus housing on school websites. And in California, Los Angeles Room and Board supports community college students with residence hall-style living located off-campus.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 12, 2024

Education Department began sending financial aid data to a limited number of colleges over the weekend and expects to send the crucial information to more institutions soon, the Associated Press reported Monday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

A rare partnership between a group of community colleges and a private, for-profit institution is aiming to fix that. The Alamo Colleges District, made up of five community colleges, is the largest provider of higher education in South Texas with over 100,000 students, 81% of whom are students of color.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 17, 2023

U of Chicago Financial Aid Settlement Leaves Co-Defendants in a Tough Spot Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1053022940.jpg jpg Josh Moody Thu, 08/17/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 15, 2023

The University of Chicago, one of 17 highly selective colleges accused in a class action of violating federal antitrust laws by conspiring by using a common method for allocating financial aid, has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle the legal claims against it.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

To ensure that doesn’t happen, avoid these common pitfalls in the community college enrollment journey: Complex Enrollment Processes Lengthy admissions procedures: Complicated and time-consuming application processes can frustrate new students, especially those unfamiliar with higher education procedures. What happens after I apply?

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University Business

APRIL 2, 2024

A working paper from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University studying two-year students’ habits has linked mental health-related issues, such as anxiety and depression, to worse persistence rates and credit accumulation.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 25, 2023

Department of Education has settled with five free-standing law schools after an investigation showed that those institutions “improperly disbursed” federal financial aid to students enrolled in unaccredited master of laws programs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 15, 2024

Experts say that number likely rose when the state’s free-tuition program made college more accessible for low-income learners. A new survey from New Mexico shows that nearly 60 percent of students are food insecure.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 6, 2023

A new report by the California Student Aid Commission outlines the difficulties undocumented students experience trying to access financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 9, 2024

New York finalized a “historic” expansion of the state’s largest higher ed grant, the Tuition Assistance Program, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The change raises the maximum household income eligibility threshold from $80,000 per year to $125,000, and increases the minimum award amount to $1,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Take the Basic Needs Hubs at Portland Community College, which show the power of embracing a mutual aid framework. The strongest evidence to date comes from a study at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston , where leaders have also capped meal prices to maximize affordability.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 22, 2023

Most states were able to keep financial aid programs at public colleges intact during the pandemic, but they were not able to provide financial aid to undocumented students or make them eligible for in-state tuition.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 26, 2023

Federal financial aid continues to be a key source of funding for students going to college, though a lower percentage of students are taking out loans to foot the bill, according to federal data released today as part of a comprehensive national study of student borrowing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. College leaders report staffing losses at all levels, including IT workers, student success professionals, dining hall workers and executive leaders, she said.

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