COMMUNITY COLLEGES are often pegged as the workhorses of the higher education system. The two-year colleges cater overwhelmingly to first-generation college students and draw heavily from lower-income households. Not only are the state’s 15 public community colleges places students look to for two-year associate’s degrees that can help them get a foothold on the ladder […]
Pam Eddinger
Posted inEconomy
Study finds big payoff for community college
WITH A NATIONAL debate underway over whether the federal government should guarantee free community college for all Americans, a new study of Massachusetts students provides strong evidence of just how valuable two-year colleges can be to students’ future employment and earnings. Those graduating with a two-year associate’s degree from Massachusetts community colleges had earnings that […]
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Higher ed leaders say resilience and change will be key
HIGHER EDUCATION, the lifeblood of the Boston area economy and identity, is being rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, but is poised to adapt and use the crisis as a bridge to new approaches to learning suited to the fast-changing world of the 21st century. That was the mostly-rosy picture painted by five area college and […]
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Early college programs are game-changers
BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE serves thousands of disadvantaged students each year. While many are successful in starting a career or advancing their education, an unacceptable number leave without accomplishing their goals. No silver bullet can nullify all the obstacles that push them off course. However, I believe the early college programs blossoming across the state […]