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Community college enrollment sank this fall. But some programs fared better than others.
Two-year schools strived to keep students cooking, welding and undertaking other hands-on training even as the pandemic limited course options.
Common App: Interest in selective schools soars among international and first-gen students
Applications to selective colleges helped drive an 11% year-over-year increase as of Feb. 15 in submissions to the roughly 900 colleges using the Common App, according to the latest data from the organization.
Colleges renew focus on appeals for more financial aid
Institutions are seeing more of financial aid requests during the pandemic, and the Education Department is encouraging officials to address them.
Nonprofit taps 7 rural colleges to improve student success
Achieving the Dream, a nonprofit aiming to improve community college student success, launched a three-year initiative this week to improve workforce development at rural schools.
For colleges, $7B in federal broadband aid highlights extent of digital divide
The latest round of coronavirus relief puts a "down payment" on improved connectivity, but school leaders say more help is needed.