2009-2014
- What are the Biggest Issues Facing Community Colleges Today? New Study has Answers
- Community College Expelled Nursing Student for Placenta Facebook Picture: The Controversy
- Who Will Lead Community Colleges into the Future?
- More Latinos are Heading to Community College, but Facing Challenges along the Way
- Arizona Community Colleges Defunded: What Students Need to Know

How it Happened
According to a report on Inside Higher Ed, the nursing students from the college took a trip to nearby Olathe Medical Center in November. The purpose of the trip was to learn about the functions of a placenta, the organ that supplies life-sustaining nutrients to a growing fetus inside the womb. The medical center provided a donated human placenta as an example for the lesson.

Just How Similar?
The American Association of Community Colleges recently released a brief titled, "Just How Similar? Community Colleges and the For-Profit Sector." The study focuses on the fundamental differences between community and for-profit colleges that make it difficult to compare the two types of institutions according to the criteria that have been used recently. According to a press release on PR Newswire, while the post-secondary institutions may offer a number of common programs, that tends to be where the similarities end. These institutions serve a widely different population, which results in different outcomes and success rates overall.
- A higher ratio of minority students at community colleges. More than half of all Hispanic students and 40% of Black, Native American, and Alaskan Native students were enrolled

- Community colleges are not living up to their expectations in terms of course availability, the relevance of coursework, and schedule flexibility.
- The colleges are not providing high-quality education in their academic offerings.
- Many students leave community colleges due to family issues, lack of availability of courses, and concerns about the quality of education.


What the Numbers Show
According to a report on Google News, the Associated Press and Stanford University conducted a poll to find out what Americans' attitudes were toward community college. The poll found that the vast majority of Americans (71%) believe it is advantageous for some students to attend a community college, rather than a four-year institution. Nearly the same number polled agreed that an education received from a community college is "excellent" or "good."