The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $3.1 million to 12 community colleges and a handful of training institutes to train more commercial drivers for trucking careers, with a focus on…
A program that helps community college faculty improve their STEM project pitches to obtain National Science Foundation (NSF) grants focused on technician education is widening eligibility to more faculty. https://www.mentor-connect.org/ All two-year college STEM faculty…
Shopping malls may have lost much of their luster for hanging out, but the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, is not your average mall. Each day, about 170,000 people visit the facility, which includes…
Anecdotal reports from some community colleges across the country show hopeful signs that perhaps draconian drops in enrollment during the Covid pandemic may be coming to an end. Community colleges have amped up efforts to…
San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) will expand a free online textbook program using a $975,000 federal grant. Almost 1,200 classes with free or low-cost textbooks were offered at the district’s four colleges in fall…
The U.S. Education Department on Thursday (ED) brought together approximately 80 educators, including a clutch of community college leaders, in a day-long event to discuss strategies to highlight and enhance efforts focused on college completion. …
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced a new $5 million grant program to help higher education institutions that serve large numbers of students of color with their efforts to improve student success. ED…
Ga. governor creates pilot nursing programNew center focuses on energy industriesMore on two-year colleges with baccalaureatesDrexel offers tuition break for Pa., N.J. two-year transfers Ga. governor creates pilot nursing program Gov. Brian Kemp this week…
Employers don’t think college degrees, in general, indicate work readiness, yet they are reluctant to use non-degree credentials in their hiring process, according to a new report. This, in turn, is what keeps many students…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) wants to see more high school students participate in dual enrollment as part of a strategy to more seamlessly link high schools, colleges and career paths in order to better…