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Acting CEO Larry Ferguson, president of Ashland Community and Technical College, will serve as acting president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which includes 16 colleges across the commonwealth. He will serve in…
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ED may miss October 1 deadline for redesigned FAFSA form Washington Post The U.S. Education Department may miss the October 1 deadline for launching its redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid, raising the ire…
EV races, crash-test dummies and more
Enrollment in North Central State College’s (NCSC) mechanical engineering technology program has grown in recent years with competitions woven into project-based courses and connections to a company uniquely involved in automotive safety tests. Michael Beebe,…
Addressing the workforce crisis
Fewer Americans are in the workforce because they can’t access the education and training needed for many of those jobs, according to the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Speaking at…
A look back at a special college in Texas
This is a special year for St. Philip’s College. It is kicking off its 125th anniversary on March 1. St. Philip’s started in 1898 as a church school where a small group of African American girls…
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Maine Community College System ends Covid vaccine mandate Bangor Daily News Despite dropping its mandate, the system “strongly” encourages all students to get vaccinated against Covid. Some students may still be required to be vaccinated…
Snapshots
Photos from college members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee’s education and labor panel, receives the 2023 National Education Service Award from the Association…
Workforce Pell is a House committee priority
Expanding Pell Grant eligibility to qualifying short-term workforce education programs is a priority this Congress for the House Education and the Workforce Committee. That statement by committee member Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pennsylvania) on Tuesday at…
Giving the gift of a ‘good death’
It was a normal workday at Patty Burgess’ cosmetic surgery consulting business, then the phone rang. It was a call for her coworker, Rona, from her doctor that made her visibly upset. The doctor had…
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Maryland colleges are trying to shake tepid enrollment. Results are mixed. Washington Post Maryland Association of Community Colleges Executive Director Brad Phillips is cautiously optimistic about an 8% increase in first-time students at the state’s…