Maine’s community colleges will now proactively notify their students about transfer opportunities to public universities after they finish 30 credits—or approximately, their first year—at the community college.

Almost two years ago, Isaiah Hickerson woke up in the middle of the night from a dream that he was a coder. The dream was totally random; he didn’t know a thing about coding. He had a job answering phones in the grooming department at a PetSmart in Miami. After hours, he was trying to figure out what to do with his life.

Community and technical colleges could be activated quickly to become the pipeline that is presently lacking across the country. How much longer will it take to get political leaders to listen to their K12 boards, administrators and teachers to overcome this ongoing crisis?

Hiring funnels for MBA graduates were stronger than for bachelor's earners and industry candidates in 2023 and possibly 2024, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council.