College https://www.wcmu.org/tags/college College en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:38:21 GMT CMU signs dual-enrollment partnership with Lansing Community College https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-20/cmu-signs-dual-enrollment-partnership-with-lansing-community-college The Central Bound partnership will allow Lansing Community College students to dual-enroll at Central Michigan University. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:38:21 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-20/cmu-signs-dual-enrollment-partnership-with-lansing-community-college Brianna Edgar Study finds 72% of Michigan students considered not 'college ready' https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-28/study-finds-72-of-michigan-students-considered-not-college-ready About 72% of Michigan high school students are unready for college, the Michigan League for Public Policy says. Reasons include living in poverty, food insecurity, COVID pandemic online teaching and less-than-effective methods of teaching reading. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-28/study-finds-72-of-michigan-students-considered-not-college-ready Clara Lincolnhol, Capital News Service Michigan launches $1 million in sweepstakes to encourage students to complete student aid forms https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-17/michigan-launches-1-million-in-sweepstakes-to-encourage-students-to-complete-student-aid-forms The Ticket to Tuition FAFSA Sweepstakes offers high school students the chance to win prizes worth thousands of dollars for filling out the FAFSA for the first time. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:43:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-17/michigan-launches-1-million-in-sweepstakes-to-encourage-students-to-complete-student-aid-forms Ed Coury Michigan League for Public Policy report finds for-profit colleges cost more, result in lower income https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-11-19/michigan-league-for-public-policy-report-finds-for-profit-colleges-cost-more-result-in-lower-income A new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy found that private, for-profit colleges in the state are more expensive but fail to provide good… Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:31:40 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-11-19/michigan-league-for-public-policy-report-finds-for-profit-colleges-cost-more-result-in-lower-income State universities, colleges, continue to see enrollment declines https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-10-20/state-universities-colleges-continue-to-see-enrollment-declines Federal data and some state reporting suggest that colleges are seeing declining enrollment tied to the pandemic. New data from the National Student… Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:17:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-10-20/state-universities-colleges-continue-to-see-enrollment-declines Michigan announces food assistance for some college students https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-08-27/michigan-announces-food-assistance-for-some-college-students The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced a new program on Thursday to help college students get food assistance.The new state… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:54:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-08-27/michigan-announces-food-assistance-for-some-college-students LSSU announces continuous semesters to reduce risk of bringing COVID-19 to campus https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2020-05-08/lssu-announces-continuous-semesters-to-reduce-risk-of-bringing-covid-19-to-campus Lake Superior State University has announced it will hold continuous fall and spring semesters in a move to reduce spread of the coronavirus.The… Fri, 08 May 2020 21:18:32 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2020-05-08/lssu-announces-continuous-semesters-to-reduce-risk-of-bringing-covid-19-to-campus Whitmer proposes new program to help state residents refinance student loans https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-02-07/whitmer-proposes-new-program-to-help-state-residents-refinance-student-loans Michiganders with student loan debt could see relief under a program proposed under Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s new budget.According to the US Department… Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:14:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-02-07/whitmer-proposes-new-program-to-help-state-residents-refinance-student-loans Michigan has one of the lowest rates of black students enrolled in college https://www.wcmu.org/education/2019-04-08/michigan-has-one-of-the-lowest-rates-of-black-students-enrolled-in-college A recent study conducted by The Education Trust says Michigan has the third lowest rates of black student enrollment in its colleges nationally. This… Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:21:37 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2019-04-08/michigan-has-one-of-the-lowest-rates-of-black-students-enrolled-in-college Resolution in the State Senate would define what information public universities can keep private https://www.wcmu.org/education/2019-03-13/resolution-in-the-state-senate-would-define-what-information-public-universities-can-keep-private A joint resolution in the Michigan Senate would help define what kind of information public universities can keep private.Right now, the bill supporters… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:40:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2019-03-13/resolution-in-the-state-senate-would-define-what-information-public-universities-can-keep-private