The recently passed CHIPS Act, which approves multi-billion-dollar investments in American semiconductor research and manufacturing, includes items of interest to community colleges, including reauthorization of the Advanced Technological Education program. Congress in late July passed…
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced that 44 U.S. colleges and universities were awarded nearly $1.5 million in grants through the 2022 Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for…
Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) Foundation received $5,730 from aerospace company Embraer to educate minority youths about careers in aerospace and aviation and the programs at EFSC that can lead to those careers. The college…
The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday announced 32 partnerships across the country selected to develop critical workforce pipelines to key industries and to expand employment opportunities, especially among underserved populations. Nearly all the partnerships include…
Fulton-Montgomery, Mott and Rockland community colleges will each receive $210,000 to develop and launch a financial coaching program. The Money Smart Financial Coaching Program is led by the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE), an…
Senate Democrats on Thursday released a fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill that would provide more modest increases for several key higher education and workforce development programs than in the House’s counterpart legislation, though both…
The U.S. Labor and Commerce departments have launched a four-month campaign to encourage industries and companies to develop registered apprenticeships in cybersecurity. The 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint will increase awareness of current successful cybersecurity-related registered…
Negotiations on a China competition bill that stakeholders hoped would extend Pell Grant eligibility to students in short-term programs have stalled. Instead, the Senate is poised to pass a slimmed-down bill that jettisons many of…
The 15 community colleges in Massachusetts will each receive $735,000 as part of a $15 million state workforce training grant. The funding is to support the creation and expansion of training programs in high-demand industries….
Although federal Covid pandemic relief funding helped many tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and their students, those institutions remain grossly underfunded, according to TCU advocates testifying before a House higher education subcommittee on Tuesday. Through…