Posts Tagged: Connecticut Department of Higher Education

Community Colleges Grappling with Rising Enrollments, Sinking Budgets; White House Takes Notice

Posted October 13th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

In this recession, one market is thriving—community colleges. Just last week, the White House held the first-ever national summit for community colleges. President Obama proposed that by 2020, an additional 5 million adults will hold community college degrees and certificates and announced millions of dollars in privately funded grants. [Participate in our Forum on the president's goal f...

Conn. Higher Ed Dept Unveils Online Financial Literacy Game

Posted April 7th, 2010 by NEBHE Admin & filed under Financing, News, Newslink, Student Aid.

At the March 17 meeting of the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, Commissioner Michael Meotti and Associate Director Mark French demonstrated a new online financial literacy game, called Who Wants to Be Financially Responsible? The interactive course, found at flip.ctdhe.org, designed to help young adults become more confident in managing financial matters, is a collaborative effort by th...