SEATTLE – At Spokane Community College, President Jenni Martin is preparing for a $7 million budget reduction over the next six years. A three-hour drive southwest, Chad Hickox, the leader of Walla ...

Higher education in Washington state faces an uncertain future, due to state and federal budget cuts. And it goes beyond four-year research institutions. Community and technical colleges are facing ...

International students have brought needed revenue to colleges in recent years — especially community colleges where local enrollment has fallen. But getting permission to study in the U.S. has gotten ...

Up the West Coast in Washington state, some students want a bachelor’s degree to enter careers like teaching and nursing but don’t have a local four-year university to attend. Fortunately for them, ...

In an era of rising tuition costs and unmanageable student debt, higher education faces intense scrutiny. Debates about whether a college degree is worth the investment are commonplace, as the job ...

A pedestrian takes shelter from the rain while walking under a canopy of delicate blossoms during the Sakura Festival at Clark College on Thursday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Leaders of ...

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OLYMPIA – Per capita, Washington ranks among the lowest states in the country in terms of the number of residents who apply for federal student aid to fund a postsecondary education. And community ...

A spate of federal cuts are hurting a pillar of the higher-education system: community colleges. The schools, which educate about 40 percent of the nation’s college students, are contending with ...