BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2023

Most Minnesota residents could soon qualify for tuition-free college thanks to a recently introduced bill. Mohamud Noor introduced the Minnesota Commitment to Higher Education Act in their respective chambers. Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh and state Rep. If approved, the bill goes into effect July 1, 2024.

Bachelor's Degree 145

Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree Tuition Scholarships 145

EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. Tip #1: Build belonging.

Community College 95

Community College Community College Enrollment Orientation 95

BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2024

The budget increases funding for community colleges and scholarships, expands dual enrollment, and improves pathways for nursing students and students from underrepresented groups. Pennsylvania is reinvesting millions into higher education in 2025 "after decades of inaction."

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Education Grants 52

Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

College: An institution of higher learning offering a course of studies leading to a bachelor's degree. Colleges typically do not have graduate students. Community College : A public institution of higher learning that leads to a 2-year associates of arts or science degree.

Admissions 246

Admissions Financial Aid Waitlist Standardized Testing 246

BestColleges

JANUARY 13, 2023

The $950,000, three-year grant will go toward a student resource center at Northwest-Shoals Community College. Department of Education is sending $950,000 to help support underserved students' basic needs at Northwest-Shoals Community College in Alabama.

Grants 52

Grants Community College Community College Higher Education 52

AdmissionSight

JANUARY 15, 2025

One of your options would be to search for colleges that accept low GPAs. A low GPA wont automatically disqualify you from higher education since many colleges recognize that academic performance alone doesnt define a students potential. Consider community colleges. What is considered a bad GPA?

GPA 52

GPA Acceptance Applications Ivy League 52

Peterson's Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Most colleges and universities are eager to see a score of 4 or 5, indicating that you are qualified for that subject. Achieving these exam scores will either grant you college credit hours or allow you to take upper-level courses without the needed prerequisites. How does this work?

Test Prep 59

Test Prep Placement Ivy League Retention 59

StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 9, 2025

February Oregon Barber and Hairdresser Grant Program Applicants must be a resident of Oregon who is attending or will attend a licensed school of barbering, hair design, cosmetology or manicure in Oregon that participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. The scholarship award is up to a maximum of a $3,500 cash grant.

Scholarships 52

Scholarships GPA Semester Letters of Recommendation 52

EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. When this funding ended, only a handful of secondary education programs in federal and state prisons remained.

Grants 111

Grants Associate's Degree Out-of-State Higher Education 111

BestColleges

JULY 11, 2024

The program is funded by a grant from the California Community Colleges' Rising Scholars Network. The College of the Desert is launching a new program that will provide tuition-free college courses to incarcerated students. And it's really our responsibility to provide them with college.

Community College 52

Community College Community College Transfer Grants 52

BestColleges

JUNE 19, 2023

New federal legislation aims to boost community college agriculture programs with annual grants. The Community College Agriculture Advancement Act has bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate and is endorsed by a broad range of community college organizations.

Community College 52

Community College Community College Programs Grants 52

BestColleges

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A new report from The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University explores how race and ethnicity impacted students' college experiences during the pandemic. The pandemic intensified students' basic needs insecurity and increased racial and ethnic disparities in higher education, according to the report.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Education Minor 52

BestColleges

JANUARY 10, 2023

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka called for free community college in a speech to her chamber. Thirty-one states currently offer free community college with varying eligibility requirements, including several of Massachusetts' neighbors.

Community College 52

Community College Community College Tuition Higher Education 52

BestColleges

JANUARY 25, 2023

The list includes a variety of state schools, private institutions, and community colleges. The Department of Education (ED) revealed a list of 38 colleges and universities set to receive funds from grant programs to improve outcomes for underrepresented students. ED made 15 awards worth over $8.5

Grants 52

Grants Transition Higher Education Minor 52

BestColleges

MAY 13, 2024

House Bill 24-1340, also known as the Colorado Promise Act, would give students from families earning $90,000 or less annually a tax credit covering tuition and fees after grants and scholarships are used. The tax credit is valid at any public Colorado four-year institution, technical college, or community college.

Tuition 98

Tuition Financial Aid Grants Scholarships 98

BestColleges

MARCH 10, 2023

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering legislation to allow incarcerated students access to a state grant program. That program includes $1,500 annual grants for students to attend community colleges, $2,000 for regional universities, and $3,000 for research universities. That focus on education often extends beyond prisons.

Grants 52

Grants Tuition Financial Aid Associate's Degree 52

BestColleges

JANUARY 24, 2023

The recently launched Civic Mapping Initiative is making state-by-state maps of community colleges' accessibility by public transit. The initiative was launched by the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation, which found in a previous nationwide analysis that only 57% of primary community college campuses were accessible by public transit.

Transition 52

Transition Community College Community College Grants 52

BestColleges

MARCH 12, 2024

President Joe Biden's proposal calls on Congress to increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $750. That Pell Grant increase would not apply to students attending for-profit institutions. He requested a $750 increase to the maximum Pell Grant, which would bring the maximum award to $8,145 annually.

Grants 52

Grants Minor Government Tuition 52

BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2023

The multi-year grants are part of the Community College Campus Hunger Program and funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. The colleges plan to expand transportation services to help students get to grocery stores and farmers’ markets, as well as working with local nonprofits to combat on-campus food insecurity.

Grants 52

Grants Community College Community College ACT 52

BestColleges

MARCH 7, 2023

The Lowe's Foundation announced $50 million in grants to community and technical colleges Thursday. The grants go toward educating skilled workers amid a nationwide shortage, according to a press release. American Association of Community Colleges President and CEO Walter G.

Grants 52

Grants Associate's Degree Community College Community College 52

BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

A new Illinois law guarantees community college students admission to public four-year universities in the state. Community college students in Illinois are now guaranteed admission to four-year public universities in the state if they meet certain requirements. Students need at least a 3.0

Community College 52

Community College Community College In-State Bachelor's Degree 52

BestColleges

JULY 31, 2023

Prince George's Community College in Maryland will establish STEM majors through the grant. NASA is making big investments to help science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students at minority-serving two-year and four-year colleges boost their careers in space research. "We

Minor 52

Minor Community College Community College University 52

EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

Community College 52

Community College Community College Retention Higher Education 52

BestColleges

MARCH 20, 2023

The National Head Start Association and the Association of Community College Trustees are partnering to bring more Head Start centers to community colleges. Officials hope the centers will cut back on a shortage of childcare access and early childhood educators. Roughly 1 in 10 undergraduate students in the U.S.

Community College 52

Community College Community College Tuition Undergraduate Students 52

BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Other colleges have integrated the humanities with pre-professional majors, offering students experiential learning opportunities. A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. West Virginia's situation is hardly unique. ’ "It's a balancing act.

Bachelor's Degree 105

Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree Higher Education Ivy League 105

BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Students who are incarcerated are set to regain access to Pell Grants nationwide in 2023. Lawmakers and education officials should step up communication and set up clear guidelines for colleges ahead of the rollout, according to a new NASFAA report. Those questions were nixed by the FAFSA Simplification Act.

Grants 52

Grants Financial Aid Transfer Loans 52

EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

Loans 59

Loans Community College Community College Retention 59

BestColleges

JUNE 12, 2024

The law will apply to the University of Vermont and the Vermont State Colleges system, which includes the state's public community colleges. According to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal , 18 states and Washington, D.C., provide this "comprehensive access" to higher education to undocumented students.

In-State 75

In-State Tuition Financial Aid Grants 75

BestColleges

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Community college students will receive at least $3,000 and public university students will receive at least $5,000 per year. North Carolina is giving students from most families free tuition and fees to any community college and covering at least half of the tuition and fees to any public state university.

Tuition 52

Tuition Community College Community College Scholarships 52

BestColleges

APRIL 16, 2024

The botched launch of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may lead to a precipitous drop in college enrollments for the upcoming school year that could surpass those reported following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to higher education experts and advocates. However, that comes with other issues.

Enrollment 96

Enrollment Financial Aid Minor Transfer 96

BestColleges

APRIL 13, 2023

According to Think College , the preeminent resource for information about these programs, there are 316 such programs across the U.S. That includes 106 housed at two-year community colleges and 187 at four-year colleges and universities. Rewind to 2008, when Congress last reauthorized the Higher Education Act.

Programs 105

Programs Higher Education Government Grants 105

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When it comes to paying for college, some types of financial aid are definitely more helpful than others. Start by focusing on the money you don’t have to repay—like scholarships, grants, and fellowships. Filing your application early can unlock a range of financial aid options, like scholarships, grants, and loans.

Financial Aid 40

Financial Aid Loans Tuition Scholarships 40

EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

EAB experts Caylie Privitere and Matthew McAloon examine the benefits to students and institutions from the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated persons who want to pursue a college education. Our guest today discuss the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students. Transcript [music] 0:00:11.6

Grants 92

Grants Higher Education Out-of-State Bachelor's Degree 92

EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

Education 98

Education Education Programs Placement 98

College Essay Guy

MAY 11, 2023

If you’re one of the very lucky few who doesn’t have to worry about how you’re going to PAY for college, then awesome. So, you’re probably thinking about financial aid, grants, work study, and any other way you can fund the next few years of your education (in which case, here's some great information for you ). Yes, it does!

Scholarships 98

Scholarships Financial Aid Grants Transcripts 98

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Do You Have to Go to College to Be Successful? Decades ago, getting a college degree was seen as the golden ticket to a successful career. Tuition was only a few thousand dollars a year, making higher education an affordable way to boost your chances of landing a high-paying job.

Transition 52

Transition Tuition Extracurricular Transfer 52

Peterson's Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

College/University There are benefits to going to college and university after high school. Some of these include higher education, specialized degrees, and networking opportunities. There are financial considerations to take into account like scholarships , loans, and grants.

High School 69

High School Internship Community College Community College 69