The Nevada Board of Regents voted eight to five to approve a 12% tuition increase for universities and upper-division courses at community colleges over the next three years.
An Indiana Senate bill includes language that could require public colleges to cut degree programs if graduates earn less than peers with only a high school diploma. The measure now moves to the House.
A new analysis found FAFSA changes made 1.7 million more students eligible for maximum Pell Grants in 2025-26, including more than 215,000 recent high school graduates. Advocates said the simplified process is working, but warned flat Pell funding could erode its impact.
A National Science Foundation-backed consortium is positioning community colleges as a central pipeline for the nation's applied AI workforce. Led by Miami Dade College, the effort helps colleges quickly launch industry-aligned AI programs.
About 6 in 10 Kentucky undergraduate students now graduate debt free, according to a report from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. That's up from 2019-20, when about 4 in 10 students graduated debt free.
Despite its increasing role in the economy (and in students' lives), many colleges and universities stop at plagiarism while developing their AI policies.