First meeting to discuss Nebraska's role in the Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit. Organized by the Coordinating Commission.
Where: College Park, 3180 W. Highway 34, Grand Island (directly west of the Central Community College campus), Rooms 209-210
Goals of the meeting:
First day to submit applications for Access College Early (ACE) scholarships for winter term.
Due date for applications for Access College Early (ACE) scholarships for the Fall term.
Deadline for submission of proposals for the Improving Teacher Quality federal grant program.
The Coordinating Commission's executive director, Dr. Mike Baumgartner, testified before the Legislature's Education Committee on Sept. 10 at a hearing about college affordability.
The committee's chair, Sen. Kate Sullivan, asked Dr. Baumgartner to testify first and offer an overview of the issue in Nebraska, as well as make recommendations for ways to make college more affordable for Nebraska students.
The Legislature's Education Committee will hold a hearing on college affordability in room 1525 in the State Capitol. LB 519, passed and signed into law during the 2015 Legislative session, requires the committee to conduct an interim study on postsecondary affordablity issues. This hearing is intended to gather information for that study and its resulting report. The Coordinating Commission has been asked to testify, along with others representing postsecondary education in Nebraska.
The Coordinating Commission has created an interactive dashboard that provides estimates of college-going rates for each of Nebraska's public high schools from 2007 through 2014.
The Coordinating Commission will meet at Nebraska Wesyleyan University in Lincoln.
Location: Lincoln - State Capitol
Enrollment (Fall 2023): 4,807
Degrees & Awards Granted (2023-24): 972
Quick Fact: There are roughly 16,000 Wayne State alumni living in the state of Nebraska. Of the remaining 10,000 alumni, the next three largest concentrations of alumni are in Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado and California.
Website: wsc.edu
