10 years later, goal of getting more Americans through college is way behind schedule
Hechinger Report
Budget cuts, high tuition and public disillusion have slowed progress while employers struggle to find skilled workers.
Community college transfer students: underenrolled, overachieving
U.S. News & World Report
Community college students who transfer to four-year schools are likely to succeed, yet often overlooked by the nation’s best colleges and universities.
At CCBC Catonsville, ‘Pushy Moms’ help college kids succeed
Baltimore Sun
“Pushy Moms” is a mentorship program offered through Community College of Baltimore County’s Honors Program that pairs students with a local working mom who helps guide the students during the transition from a year or two at the community college to starting at a four-year school.
Gateway Technical College classes ready students for Foxconn and beyond
Wisconsin Public Radio News
An agreement between Foxconn and Wisconsin’s Gateway Technical College, signed in early 2018, states Foxconn will hire 236 people skilled in advance manufacturing and 46 supply chain management graduates by year five.
Pikes Peak Community College to expand health, tech, art programs
KOAA News 5
It’s been more than 20 years since the Colorado college has enlarged it’s campuses and in a few months it will once again see changes.
Iowa lawmakers convene amid calls for ‘pro-growth agenda’
Associated Press
Republicans who control the Iowa legislature are vowing to continue building the state’s workforce while reducing taxes and government dependence, the kind of reforms they say voters had in mind when returning them to power.
