Mr. Seddiqui is the author of “50 Jobs in 50 States: One Man’s Journey of Discovery Across America.” I grew up in Cupertino, Calif., the home of De Anza College, one of the state’s many community ...

The high cost of student loans, fights over policy at four-year universities and a surge in young Americans seeking blue-collar work are all driving up enrollment at community colleges. Enrollment ...

Ricardo Alcaraz is taking three of his five courses online this semester at Santa Ana College: an anthropology class, business calculus and business law. It’s a course schedule that reflects a new ...