Southwestern College to accept SNAP and EBT paymentsSan Diego Union-TribuneCommunity college students with CalFresh benefits can purchase food almost anywhere, except the place where they often spend most of their time: school. Commentary: How the…
About 80 transfer professionals met last week in Chicago as part of the Equity Transfer Initiative (ETI) to explore ways to improve equitable transfer on community college-to-university baccalaureate pathways. ETI is a two-year national initiative…
You’ve probably heard the saying that only death and taxes are certain. Maybe add having a 3M product at home, work or wherever you go to that list. Whether it’s the popular N95 mask, adhesives,…
Six CUNY community colleges adopt short-term tech training with $5M grantCrain’s New York BusinessThe program’s first 30 students have finished the software engineering and web development courses, many with jobs in hand, according to Queensborough…
Declining enrollments and low retention rates are issues plaguing many institutions, and there are no perfect solutions. There are just too many factors: diverse populations, family and work commitments, financial distress, lack of support, housing,…
Senate confirms Loyd to lead OCTAEED’s first chief economist Senate confirms Loyd to lead OCTAE Amy Loyd The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Amy Loyd, a former community college student, as the U.S. Education Department’s (ED)…
Grant program proposed to increase community college accessThis is RenoIn Nevada, a workforce incentive grant proposed by the governor’s Community College Workforce Training and Programs Committee could expand the number of students eligible for scholarships…
The hospitality and tourism management program at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) got a big boost recently. The college received a $2.5 million donation from Julie Hilton, president of Hilton Resorts in Panama City Beach,…
Institutions can now apply for fiscal year 2022 grant funding from the U.S. Education Department (ED) for projects that support campus-based child care for low-income students through the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools…
Obituary Anthony O. Parker, president of Albany Technical College in Georgia since 1995, unexpectedly passed away on June 6. He was 69. “From day one, Dr. Parker led the college with a servant’s heart whose…