Community College
Creating Access Pathways for Parents: A Transformational Approach to Supporting Attainment Among An Underserved Audience
Collin Callaway | Chief Operations Officer, Arkansas Community CollegesThe Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) was launched in 2005 by state leaders who combined efforts to help low-income parents access education and training programs that lead to meaningful, family-supporting…
How Community Colleges Support the Local Workforce
Rhonda Tracy | Former Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemGiven the climate today—economically, politically, and educationally—the interest in how colleges are meeting the needs of the workforce has never been greater. The ability and relevancy of higher education to…
Understanding and Sharing Impact Critical to Growth for Community Colleges
Bill Pink | President, Grand Rapids Community CollegeCommunity colleges play a critical role in supporting their local regions and economies, but that work is often overlooked and underplayed by those outside the postsecondary industry. This is compounded…
Doubling Completions and Driving Enrollments: Ambitious Goals But Critical and Attainable
Sue Ellspermann | President, Ivy Tech Community CollegeServing nearly 160,000 students every year across 45 campus and site locations, Ivy Tech Community College is the largest public postsecondary institution in the state of Indiana–but, having set the…
Understanding the Ins and Outs of PLA in the Modern College Environment
Daniel Dillard | Associate Dean of Georgetown Campus and Bachelor’s Programs, South Seattle CollegePrior Learning Assessment (PLA) isn’t new by any means. A model originally tied to apprenticeships, PLA was further developed in the years after World War II as a way of…
Five Things Everyone Should Know About Being a Community College President
Joianne Smith | President, Oakton Community CollegeBefore becoming the fourth president of Oakton Community College in July 2015, I thought I was prepared. I worked alongside Oakton’s previous president, Margaret Burke Lee, for years as vice…
Lessons Learned: Building Robust Prior Learning Assessment Structures
Jacqueline Hill | Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Miami Dade CollegeNon-traditional students don’t enroll in a college or university program as blank slates. Oftentimes, their wealth of academic knowledge and work experience is directly applicable to the postsecondary programs they’re…