New from EdNC

What does 2024 have in store for North Carolina’s community colleges?
Contents A new funding model emerges: Propel NC Enrollment trends Other factors impacting community colleges this year and beyond A critical year ahead What will the coming months — and a new legislative session — bring for the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS)?…

5 things you need to know about Propel NC
Editor’s Note: This is a press release by the N.C. Community College System. In a decisive move that’s exciting business leaders and educators across North Carolina and the country, the North Carolina Community College System has unveiled its visionary new funding model, Propel NC.…

Conference highlights importance of dual enrollment
Contents Impacts of dual enrollment Equitable expansion Lessons from early colleges Future research, work Hundreds of higher education leaders across the country gathered virtually on Feb.…

Community college presidents and K-12 superintendents discuss collaboration, promising practices, and a changing state
Community college presidents and K-12 superintendents from throughout North Carolina gathered this week in Greensboro for their 2024 convening, discussing their interconnected roles in the state’s overall health.…
The Editor’s Notes
Our team continues to monitor federal news regarding Pell Grant expansion and FAFSA fixes. Nation is in western North Carolina this week visiting A-B Tech, Blue Ridge Community College, and Haywood Community College, and Emily will be at Bladen Community College on Thursday. ICYMI, here is Awake58.
Please go vote. Here is EdNC’s guide.
Need to know
Roy Cooper interview: A Governor who means business
"We have the best community college system in the country."... Read the rest
-
Former mill worker embarks on new career path
-
Community colleges are becoming the “Swiss Army knife” of education