Matthew Dembicki is the Publications Director at the American Association of Community Colleges. He focuses on themes related to education, higher education, and workforce issues, exploring topics such as campus life, university research, and labor markets. Matthew's work has been featured in College Daily.Inc and EducationNC.
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By: Matthew Dembicki
Education Secretary Linda McMahon spent much of her time during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on Thursday defending the agency's exclusion of nursing as a "professional degree" for student loan limits. The Education Department's final rule, effective July 1, excludes graduate-level nursing programs from its defined "professional degree" category. The change caps federal
Except for a different secretary, Tuesday's hearing on the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed budget was almost identical to last year's, with Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling pitching to significantly cut his agency's funding while seeking to expand registered apprenticeships and consolidate funding for many workforce development programs into block grants to states. And, as they
By: Matthew Dembicki
While the number of states offering community college baccalaureates (CCB) has held steady, the number of colleges in those states offering the degrees and the number of degree programs have seen double-digit growth, according to a new report. Nearly half (24) of states are authorized to offer CCBs, with three more considering legislation to do
CEO on the move Steven Bloomberg will serve as the next chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona, as of July 1. He is currently chancellor of the Kern Community College District in California, which includes Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College and Porterville College. Bloomberg brings more than 30 years of higher education leadership
Testing metrics for dual enrollment Bring services to where the students are Testing metrics for dual enrollment Dual enrollment (DE) continues to grow in popularity -- hitting 2.8 million students in 2023-24 -- and significantly contributing to the growth of community college enrollments. But what metrics can best support efforts to evaluate and improve DE
New CEOs Michelle Allmendinger will become the sixth president of Michigan's Delta College on June 29. She is coming from Southeastern Community College (Iowa), where she was vice president of student affairs for three years. Allmendinger is “steady, approachable and has executive presence," Delta trustee Dianne Middleton said in an MLive article. "She has a
By: Matthew Dembicki
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has released a best-practices document to help colleges prevent student aid fraud. The practices "reflect concrete, operational steps institutions are using to identify potential fraud earlier in the financial aid lifecycle, prevent improper disbursements, and coordinate action across offices," ED said in its announcement. The document is part of ED's
Federal funds for three CCRC projects reinstated Senate bill would create workforce training partnership grants Boggs family creates scholarship endowment Plan moves forward to bring pro baseball to college campus Federal funds for three CCRC projects reinstated After most of its federal funding was cut last year, the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia
The Education Department's "Report on the Condition of Education 2026" has some interesting findings regarding two-year colleges in areas of enrollment, outcomes and earnings. For example, between academic years 2013-14 and 2023-24, the number of awards conferred by postsecondary institutions increased at every award level -- except associate degrees. In 2023-24, 982,100 associate degrees were
By: Matthew Dembicki
Enrollment in certificate programs at community colleges continues to show big gains, increasing 12.1% this spring compared to last spring, according to a final spring enrollment tally from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. That's a boost of 82,873 students for a total 767,662. The certificate program gains were higher than new enrollments in
