Open educational resources reduce costs for students by eliminating the need to purchase costly textbooks. Mid Michigan College is incorporating these learning resources into more courses every year and has created an entire degree program that will require zero textbooks to complete.

Two new programs were recently added at Mid Michigan College aimed at providing students with a quick and affordable route to an entry level position in high-demand fields.

Students at Madonna University will have a new degree program option beginning in the Fall 2021 semester. The Animal Studies degree will allow students to graduate into careers in a variety of fields.

A $35,000 grant from the Margaret Dunning Foundation will be used to purchase diagnostic and service equipment for advanced driver assistance systems.

Through a new initiative from the American Association of Community Colleges, Jackson College students will find the path to a four-year degree eased when they transfer to Wayne State University.

Jackson College builds tiny houses on campus, helping reduce barriers to degree completion for students with children.

Students at Glen Oaks Community College may be eligible for additional financial assistance through new initiatives undertaken at the state and federal levels.

The CMA program is seeing increases in enrollment after just one semester of its opening. Administrators say the growth is attributable in part to people reevaluating career prospects in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The renovation of Van Lare Hall will allow administrators to move the college's nursing program into a facility with state-of-the-art technology in the classrooms.

The Tanya "The Game Changer" Seabrooks Scholarship will support women attending ECTC with preference given to residents of Radcliff, KY.