Each year, some 4 million community college graduates in the U.S. earn career-focused associate degrees in fields such as nursing, education, or business. These degrees, including Applied Associate of Science (AAS) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees, are high-quality credentials that lead to good jobs requiring valuable technical skills. 

The Clery Center recommends institutions of higher education take these five steps when they are revisiting or publicizing their timely warning or emergency notification policies.

Four out of five students who come to Northern Virginia Community College are seeking degrees it doesn’t offer. That’s where its partner, George Mason University, steps in.

An estimated one in six Americans experience a diagnosable mental health disorder in any given year, and 18 to 25 year olds have the highest prevalence of mental illness (22%), according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

College students without a financial safety net are in a tough spot when unexpected costs arise.

Speaking at a session at the American Association of Community Colleges annual convention, Head and Mary Graham, president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC), offered advice based on their experiences preparing for emergencies, which ranged from common-sense actions to ones that require more coordination and planning.

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Black students faced greater rates of suspension, expulsion and arrest than their white classmates, according to federal data released Tuesday, disparities that have widened despite efforts to fix them.