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Posted inColorado

Community College of Aurora to cut 30 degree, certificate programs

By Jason GonzalesOctober 6, 2022October 7, 2022

The majority of the program cuts at the Aurora college focus on the arts, business, and computer and digital technology.

Posted inMile Markers

What I learned from Rafael

By Nick FouriezosOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022

His story sheds light on the crisis of rural advising, the problem of low expectations, the challenges facing farm worker families, and the many costs that get in students’ way.

Posted inCollege in Rural America

Rafael expected he would go to a university — the system never did

By Nick FouriezosOctober 3, 2022October 6, 2022

Educators put him on a non-university path. His public charter school never questioned it. And it was only a few months before graduation that he learned just how far behind he was.

Posted inColorado

Students finishing what they started

By Jason GonzalesSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022

Kay Hernandez wanted independence, and she found it cutting hair. But it didn’t give her the freedom she hoped for.

Posted inColorado

Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college. Can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?

By Jason GonzalesSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022

The state has some of the nation’s largest gaps in college completion for its students of color. Part of its new strategy includes spending federal relief dollars to bring students back to school.

Posted inColorado

Colorado’s community college enrollment increases slightly, but hasn’t bounced back fully

By Jason GonzalesSeptember 13, 2022September 14, 2022

The increase is driven largely by high school students taking courses for credit, while enrollment for working-age adults remains well below pre-pandemic levels.

Posted inTampa Bay

As Florida’s top universities rise, many low-income students are left out

By Ian Hodgson and Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesSeptember 10, 2022September 10, 2022

UF, FSU and USF have gained in rankings and prestige, but they lag when it comes to access.

Posted inEl Paso

First-time college students enroll at UTEP in record numbers

By Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersAugust 25, 2022August 25, 2022

“This year was a very important year as we rebounded from the pandemic,” a university official said.

Posted inThe Intersection

When a college asks you to apply

By Naomi HarrisAugust 18, 2022August 18, 2022

College admissions is often framed around scarcity. What if colleges focused on a process that emphasized opportunity instead?

Posted inOhio

Ohio College Comeback Compact enters next chapter

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022

The group is targeting a specific group of people who stopped out of college and whose transcripts are being withheld over outstanding institutional debts. Think things like unpaid tuition and/or fees owed to the college, not student loans.

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