Empower Erie News & Updates

At more than 200 campuses, more than half of incoming students must take remedial courses.

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As our community prepares for a pivotal 2017, including the election of a new mayor, here's a look back at 2016 through the lens of Erie Next.

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Dr. Roy A. Church, former President of Lorain County Community College, will join the working group charged with developing the curriculum for a proposed Erie Community College.

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As the work continues to develop a solid plan for a local community college, some of the old critics of progress have begun to try to blunt the momentum.

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Gov. Wolf says that in general, community colleges are good idea, but he does not know enough about Erie plan to comment on it specifically.

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This week the Erie Times-News reported on a study of college affordability in Pennsylvania by Research for Action recommending that Pennsylvania expand the number of its community colleges. 

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It was one of the most contentious local political issues in recent memory.

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Efforts to establish a community college in Erie County traveled a tortured path before finally collapsing in 2010.

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As Erie County, wracked by persistent poverty, economic decline and low educational attainment, continues to take a renewed look at itself and its future, a $10 million joint investment announced Wednesday plans to transform the region by targeting critical areas of need.

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The Erie Community Foundation, The Susan Hirt Hagen Fund for Transformational Philanthropy, and the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority (“ECGRA”) today announced a $10 million joint investment in four areas critical to transformation in Erie County: education, youth, neighborhoods, and innovation.

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