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In Maryland, Hagerstown Community College (HCC) radiography students will benefit from a recent donation of a surgical C-arm machine from the Meritus Medical Center. “The radiography students will now be able to practice using the…
Government
Study: UConn rejects nearly 25% of credits from community colleges
With its flagship university rejecting nearly a quarter of transfer credits from community college students, Connecticut lawmakers are considering legislation to create pathways for students that would guarantee core courses transfer to all public state…
N.M. Supreme Court to hear state budget dispute
The New Mexico Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by the state legislature that accuses Republican Gov. Susana Martinez of overstepping her authority by vetoing funding to the state legislature and all state…
Honoring exceptional colleges
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La. senators refuse to make TOPS grads stay or repay
College students who receive tuition payments through the state’s TOPS program won’t face new residency or repayment requirements for their awards. State senators Thursday rejected a proposal that would have mandated TOPS students live in…
Will free college offer catch fire? N.Y. details raise doubts
Will New York’s first-in-the-nation free tuition program for middle-class college students spread to other states? Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.More Posts
In Neb., millennial lawmakers bridge some partisan differences
When Nebraska’s youngest legislators formed a bipartisan coalition focused on building an economy that would keep college graduates from leaving the state, they figured their shared experiences as millennials would be stronger than the party…
20 colleges join California Guided Pathways Project
Twenty community colleges will participate in the California Guided Pathways Project, an effort to increase college completion that is modeled after the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Pathways Project. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
Tenn. House passes bill focused on free community college for adults
The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This…
Clinton lauds free N.Y. tuition plan as a progressive first
Hillary Clinton says the nation’s first free college tuition plan approved by New York state lawmakers can be a model for other states and can eventually pave the way for nationwide reforms that were championed…