Property taxes make up the biggest chunk of Tri-C’s primary revenue.
Community College
Posted inCalifornia
One group of students fled community college in record numbers during the pandemic. Can these schools lure them back?
Community colleges saw record declines in enrollment during the pandemic, but students 50 years and older fell the farthest. Now, some colleges are trying to reel them back in.
Posted inCalifornia
‘Everybody assumes that it’s like the rest of California and it’s not’: Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife.
In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.
Posted inOhio
To stay or to go: Cleveland interns and young workers talk about their futures in or out of the city
Young adults from 34 states registered to attend the recent “Summer in the Land” networking party. Here are some of their stories.
Posted inCalifornia
Potential budget cut puts community college students at risk by further delaying building maintenance
Proposed budget cuts stemming from California’s budget deficit mean community colleges may be unable to do things like improve AC, heating, safety upgrades or follow through on promises about major programs and infrastructure projects.
Posted inOhio
Outgoing Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon heads to Tri-C
Gordon will begin his new role July 31.
Posted inColorado
Shaped by the pandemic, racial unrest, and debt fears, Colorado’s class of 2023 steps into the world
Chalkbeat talked to over a dozen other students across the state about their plans after high school.
Posted inOhio
Tri-C celebrates new president Michael Baston and fundraising campaign with six-figure party
Billed as the “Baston Bash,” the college’s foundation spent $127,629 at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Posted inCalifornia
California inmates depended on community colleges. What happens when their prisons close?
Newsom is closing and downsizing prisons across the state, putting the future of over a thousand incarcerated students at risk. College administrators say they have few resources to help.
Posted inCalifornia
Community colleges had a deadline to serve struggling students. Did they hit it?
With thousands of homeless and food insecure students, state legislators funded new programs to offer support to community colleges. CalMatters asked each college how it’s going.