7.4.10 – Michael Hiltzik – California Community Colleges' deal with for-profit Kaplan University has a few catches — among them Kaplan's higher costs and the question of whether its credits would even be transferable.

María Eugenia Miranda – The Kaplan Educational Foundation helps underserved community college students achieve their higher education goals through its leadership and scholarship programs.

Developmental work to be offered only at community colleges. Tennessee higher education is changing its approach to remedial education.

Salt Lake Community College has been awarded the biggest grant in its history, $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Labor that the school will use to train students in digital and new media.

Nelson Baldomar, 37, has six months of G.I. Bill benefits left. The Army veteran is taking math and English classes at Salt Lake Community College's South City campus so he can transfer to the University of Utah and pursue a computer science degree.

6.16.10 – In an exclusive interview with Diverse, Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón discusses community colleges’ pivotal role in revitalizing the U.S. economy.

6.11.10 – Interest in opening more schools such as the Central Education Center has grown in Georgia, if not globally, as conventional school educators have struggled to make core courses in math, science and language arts relevant to a student's pursuit of college or the job market.

6.9.10 – Stories of hardship are easy to find among community college students, and the class of 2010 at Queensborough, in Queens, is no different.

6.4.10 – Business Secretary Vince Cable says in a key speech that his mother's mind was saved by adult education.

6.2.10 – Nestled in the rolling hills that once bustled with tobacco farms and textile mills, rural Rockingham County, N.C., “is in the middle of nowhere, but the middle of everything,” says Louise Uziel, the principal of Rockingham Early College High School.

5.29.10 – A public community college in California has set up a scholarship fund for immigrant students — including illegal immigrants. The $2,500 scholarship has sparked anger by some, including at least one lawmaker who is threatening to cut off federal funding to the school.

DOHA, Qatar — The recent announcement that Houston Community College will establish a campus this fall in Doha, Qatar, was welcome news in this thriving nation where demand for education is as high as the expectation of academic excellence.

The Peralta Community College District is the latest to consider limiting speakers to one part of campus.

At the Central County Occupational Center in San Jose, there are many more meaningful measures of success.

Community colleges make a tremendous impact on the communities they serve, and national Community College Month is the perfect time to celebrate the role of these important post-secondary institutions.

For sociology major Melissa Osborne of Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., creating a campus food pantry started with a class assignment. Asked to create an action plan to combat a community problem

SEATTLE, WA (April 18, 2010) — Three community colleges were named today as the winners of the 2010 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award, which honors the important roles community colleges play in addressing educational, social, and economic needs and opportunities.

WASHINGTON — Take note, Jill Biden: Community College leaders have a lot they want to talk about at the White House summit you plan to host this fall.