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Austin Community College Bolsters Student Services, Offers Free Food, Housing Services, and Family Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Austin Community College (ACC) will offer free food, housing services, and family support as part of an effort to strengthen student services, KXAN reported. The majority of ACC students (70%) have financial need. And according to ACC data, the average student is only a $500 personal issue away from having to drop out.

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Mott Community College Reopens Student Service Garage to the Public

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mott Community College’s automotive department is reopening its student service garage to the public starting Feb. 13, giving drivers a low-cost option for auto repairs again, ABC12 News reported. The garage – it closed to the public in 2020 due to the pandemic – will cost $10 per vehicle per day for inspection, diagnosis, and repairs.

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Strategic Presidential Leadership and Wrap-Around Student Services

Higher Education Today

As we anticipate and prepare for the Department of Education’s upcoming summit in Washington, DC, this piece focuses on the theme of the gathering: Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity. The post Strategic Presidential Leadership and Wrap-Around Student Services appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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AI as a Service (AIaaS): What Higher Education Needs to Know

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

AI as a Service lets colleges and universities consume advanced learning automation applications in bite-sized servings without having to develop AI solutions on their own. Because AIaaS is hosted in the cloud, services can scale up or down as needed.

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Building Online Student Services in Universities: The Critical First Step

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Leveraging Organizational Development and Design to Future-Proof Your Institution Imagine yourself as an architect for your higher education institution, tasked with creating a structure that not only figures prominently in a busy skyline of peers but also persists — and thrives — through environmental change, challenge, and transformation.

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Maximizing the value of higher education: A shift towards personalized student pathways

University Business

Higher education has reached an inflection point. The cost of a four-year education has increased to an average of $26,000 per year, which has put strain on students. Students often choose these majors based on what they’re interested in or influenced by the people in their lives.

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The 5 trends that will predict the course of higher education

University Business

Over the past decade, we have heard the steady message that higher education is at a crossroads. Student frustration over the high cost—and lack of transparency—of earning a degree has clashed with the ever-increasing costs of operating an academic enterprise. Yet, change has happened in pockets, and slowly.