Palo Alto College, city in sync on workforce skill development
mySanAntonio.com
By achieving and maintaining a high level of performance, Palo Alto College is helping San Antonio’s economy continue moving forward — ensuring that the city attracts better jobs for a prosperous tomorrow, writes San Antonio Mayor Ron Nuremberg.
Clark State is growing with more state funds and giving out more degrees. Here’s how it’s happening.
Springfield News Sun
Along with state funding increases, Clark State Community College won approval for its first bachelor degree program in school history and is getting ready to ask the Ohio Department of Higher Education for a second bachelor’s degree program, this time in addiction studies.
Lakeshore Technical College combats skyrocketing textbook costs
Herald Times Reporter
It is estimated 65 percent of students nationwide did not buy textbooks at some point in college because they couldn’t afford them.
Univ. of South Carolina teams up with Midlands Tech to put more teachers in state classrooms
WSPA.com
The University of South Carolina has seen a 20 percent decline in the number of students pursuing an education degree. So the university is working with Midlands Technical College to attract more students.
Military veterans may get more credit at California community colleges
CBS Sacramento
Veterans enrolled in California Community Colleges may get more college credit for the time they served in the military.
LCCC introduces free community college for adults with need
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Laramie County Community College is beginning a new scholarship program that covers all costs to attend, allowing adults a chance to improve their lives in ways they may not have believed possible.
Commentary: If community colleges want more funding, they have to graduate more students
Los Angeles Times
The state’s new funding formula makes a bet that a carrot-and-stick approach will lead to an uptick in graduation and transfer rates, writes David L. Kirp, a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley.
