Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 2, 2022 Coconino Community College freezes its automotive technology program after only a year because of an unsuccessful search for an instructor, an increasingly common plight for career and technical education fields. A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Susan D’Agostino September 1, 2022 Black, Hispanic and low-income community college students who take up to half their courses online increase their odds of completing degrees, a working paper finds. Fully online learners are less likely to earn a credential. A longtime higher ed paradox is this: community colleges open doors to […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Liam Knox September 1, 2022 For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity. Some say they’re key to ending teacher shortages; others fear quality and retention will suffer. With public schools facing a dearth of teachers and traditional teacher-training programs struggling to reverse a long-declining enrollment trend, for-profit companies offering “alternative certification programs” are rising to […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 31, 2022 The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in any location of Westwood College (including enrollment in Westwood’s online program) between Jan. 1, 2002, and Nov. 17, 2015, when it stopped enrolling new borrowers in advance of its 2016 closure. […]
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