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Workforce Pell: Here are 5 big challenges for implementation University Business Only five of the 60 workforce training programs offered at Central New Mexico Community College are currently eligible for the Workforce Pell, according to…
Campus Issues
Urging more vets to try the trades
Lawmakers on a House Veterans’ Affairs panel want more service members transitioning out of the military to use their GI benefits toward training for trade careers rather than pursuing four-year degrees. During an Economic Opportunity…
Tribal colleges benefit from MacKenzie Scott’s latest gifts
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has, over the past few weeks, donated another round of much-needed funding to various nonprofits and educational institutions, including two-year tribal colleges. Last week, the College of the Muscogee Nation (Oklahoma) received…
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Light rail’s push to Federal Way gives students, workers front-door access Seattle Times How a new light rail station at Washington’s Highline College will open up new opportunities for its students. Commentary: I earned my…
Funding roundup
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) has received an $8,762 donation from McCall’s Supply, Inc., a local HVAC distributor, that will go toward scholarships for students enrolled in the South Carolina college’s HVAC program during the summer…
Looking at optics through a new lens
The optical systems technology program at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York, was founded in the 1960s as the feeder program to train technicians for Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb and more than 150…
Why cyber hacks start in the boardroom
We’ve all seen the same letter repeated a thousand times: “We have recently experienced a sophisticated cyberattack performed by highly skilled threat actors. There is no evidence that your data has been misused. We take…
The hidden cost of unpaid balances
Across the country, colleges and universities face a growing, but often unseen, financial crisis: unpaid student balances that quietly erode retention, revenue and trust. What begins as a missed payment can quickly become a registration…
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How a new law could change the way low-income students access college Chronicle of Higher Education DeRionne Pollard, president and chief executive of the American Association of Community Colleges, said she expects most Pell-eligible workforce…
How community colleges can ensure their messaging stands out in the crowd
The new academic year is right around the corner. Enrollment is teetering, and the pressure is on to make a big splash. Marketing teams hunker down with the enrollment office, and they develop a master…