A new way to fund Texas community colleges focuses on student success, not enrollment
A historic $683 million investment in community colleges rewards schools for getting students to complete a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year university or participate in college courses as early as high school.
Northwest Vista College using pop up outdoor classrooms to help keep students safe
That is why campuses like Alamo Collegeโs Northwest Vista College has transformed several of its spaces outside for when students come back to campus in the spring. โThese kind of pop up classes give us really an expanded space and afford the teachers another venue to teach,โ Rick Baser, the president of Northwest Vista College said. An area by the water is now where students can have a pop up lecture as well as enjoy the view. The college had already been working on taking advantage of its outdoor spaces before the pandemic struck. Rodriguez said research has shown the levels of productivity and engagement go up while students learn outside.