BestColleges

JULY 31, 2023

The Lowe's Foundation announced $8 million in grants to community and technical colleges nationwide as part of a workforce development initiative. The grants will help colleges train students in high-demand industries like electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other skilled trades.

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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. of attending your community college?

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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.

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Colorado State University

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When it came time to transfer from my community college, I wanted a school that could give me strong academic opportunities, a supportive environment, and have all my credits transfer as seamlessly as possible. I definitely haven’t taken Colorado for granted with all the activities it has to offer during the two years I’ve been here.

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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.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The California College Promise Grant means tuition-free college. The grant also has income eligibility guidelines. College is expensive — but grants can save you thousands on a college degree. And the California College Promise Grant (CCPG) is one of the best in the country.

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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.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2023

President Joe Biden's budget includes a $500 million grant program to provide two years of free community college. Those grants will go toward students enrolled in high-quality programs that lead to a four-year degree or a good-paying job, according to the budget.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 5, 2025

SVSU also offers plenty of need-based grants and work-study gigs that let you earn while you learn. Basically, SVSU proves that being one of the cheapest colleges in Michigan doesnt mean cutting corners. The financial aid office is there to hook you up with grants, work-study gigs, and payment plans that wont make your wallet cry.

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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.

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BestColleges

JULY 28, 2023

Eleven new community colleges joined the Metallica Scholars Initiative. The initiative is a partnership between Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges. The nationwide effort, launched in 2019, now includes more than 40 colleges across 33 states.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 17, 2025

This means college encompasses all higher education facilities, from large research universities to small vocational schools. For our list of states with the most colleges below, we used the public data set on Open Data Soft, which was provided by Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Florida Student Assistance Grant Program is the largest need-based grant program in the state. Undergraduates in the state who demonstrate substantial financial need can get a minimum of $200 each year (the maximum award amount is set annually by state lawmakers) to pay for college or trade school in the state of Florida.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The state of Pennsylvania is battling food insecurity across 30 colleges, universities, and trade schools in the state through $1 million in grants. CCAC is honored to be one of the recipients of the PA Hunger-Free Campus grant award. Josh Shapiro said in the press release. which supplies nonperishable food to students.

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Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Here are some factors to consider: Your competition: Who are the education competitors for your community college? Dual-enrollment options for high school students to complete college credit are growing in popularity. It is not uncommon for students to start college with between three and 12 credit hours already completed.

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BestColleges

JULY 2, 2024

million investment in the state's community college system. million donation to the Maine Community College System (MCCS) will fuel short-term workforce training programs over the next five years. Maine recently extended its free community college program for graduating high schoolers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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. In Ohio, tech giant Intel Corp.

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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.

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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?

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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2023

The San Diego Community College District is getting $3.4 California's largest community college district is getting millions in federal funding for student assistance programs. California's largest community college district is getting millions in federal funding for student assistance programs.

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Peterson's Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

A local community college costs ~$150 per credit hour. One of Petersons users, Tayah, earned 52 College Credits using Peterson’s CLEP and DSST Test Prep. Preparing for CLEP Exams: Practice and Resources Thorough preparation for CLEP exams can be the difference between a score that grants credit and one that doesnt.

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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.

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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

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BestColleges

APRIL 26, 2023

A collaborative of seven southeastern Michigan community colleges announced a $30 million investment from the Ballmer Group and Ralph C. Washtenaw Community College in Ypsilanti announced plans for a training program using its share of the funding. Wilson, Jr. foundation. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.

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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. The partnership will pair local Head Start programs with community colleges that can offer free space.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The bill would allow low-income students to pursue bachelor's degrees at community colleges tuition-free. It would extend the two years of free community college already offered to qualifying students to four. California Community Colleges offer over 30 bachelor's degree programs.

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BestColleges

JULY 19, 2023

The Department of Energy (DOE) is now accepting applications for its Community College Internships (CCI) program. Community college students can now apply for a hands-on internship with the Department of Energy (DOE). Applications will be open through 5 p.m. The program features hands-on experience at top national labs.

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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.

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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.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 12, 2023

Lincoln University will use the National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant for Chromebooks, mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, and classroom upgrades for distance learning. The Lincoln University grant project spans two years. The Connecting Minority Communities pilot program has awarded nearly $52 million to 19 schools.

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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.

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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. Once funding is restored, a staggering 700,000 incarcerated adults will become eligible for Pell Grants in the 2023-2024 academic year.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 15, 2025

Acceptance rate: 90% Virginia State University is an HBCU (historically black colleges and universities). It is a land-grant university that was actually the first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans in the US. Consider community colleges.

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