Funding roundup
In Maryland, Wor-Wic Community College’s “Preparing for a Stronger Tomorrow” fundraising campaign has brought in $8 million in gifts and pledges, including $2 million each from the Patricia and Alan Guerrieri Charitable Fund and the…
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Education chief: Free community college plans aren’t dead, at least as long as I’m aroundDetroit Free PressA federal free community college program may be dead for now, but that doesn’t mean the push is over,…
HEERF today, gone tomorrow
When Krondelette Fuller graduated from high school in 1983, she had no interest in college. Thirty-seven years later, her outlook changed when she lost her job during the pandemic. Fuller wanted to return to school,…
Washington Watch: New OSHA rules hit many community colleges
Last Thursday’s announcement by the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) of new Covid-related requirements will affect community colleges across the country – but not all of them. For many institutions, the state in which…
Secure overnight parking for homeless students
The new parking facility at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast campus is where the college will run its new pilot program for students staying overnight in their cars. (Photo: LBCC) Long Beach City College…
Helping small businesses and entrepreneurs
House lawmakers on Thursday heard about how community colleges are helping to prepare workers sought by small businesses or to become self-employed — and they also had a chance to ask what Congress can do…
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Gov. McMaster allocates millions in funding for technical college pilot programWYFFSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has announced a new pilot program and millions of dollars in funding for students attending technical colleges around the state….
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Potential plan to merge UNC and community college system made publicedNCPlans may be in the works to merge the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Community College systems. A surprise for America’s many career…
Washington Watch: Workforce training programs added to BBB Act
The latest incarnation of the House’s Build Back Better Act (BBB), released on Wednesday, adds two major community college-led workforce education programs. Taken together, these programs would award grants totaling $6.1 billion over the next…
Global connections: International education for workforce development and a civil society
International education at community colleges is increasingly recognized as essential for building a more inclusive civil society and ensuring a strong U.S. economy. As the country focuses on issues of equity and workforce development in…