Funding roundup
Thanks to a federal grant of nearly $3 million, Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) is celebrating a newly installed 5G antenna tower and the West Philadelphia NTIA Network program. Goals of the program are to…
Funding
CTE in dual enrollment, degree apprenticeships
A House hearing on Wednesday focused on high school career and technical education (CTE) programs included discussions about dual enrollment and “degree apprenticeships” at community colleges. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-California), chair of the House Subcommittee…
Washington Watch: ED announces new FIPSE grants
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Monday announced a slate of new programs under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to support initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI), civic discourse, accreditation and…
You’ve won the lottery jackpot! Now what?
Dear winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot: Congratulations, and WOW! After the longest streak without a jackpot winner since the game began in 2002, with a haul of $843 million, even after federal and…
ICYMI: Coverage of ATE 2025
A compilation of CC Daily articles on the 2025 Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference October 29-31. Living proof of being resilient by designAt Wednesday’s kick-off of the annual Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators Conference…
Community college sticker price up 2.7%
The average 2025-26 tuition-and-fees sticker price for public two-year colleges is $4,150, which is an increase of 2.7% (or $110) for full-time students compared to last fall, according to an annual report on college pricing…
Refocused on apprenticeships
A wide-ranging Senate hearing on expanding apprenticeships held on Wednesday included discussions on the critical role that community colleges can play in growing the programs in industries that need skilled workers. The hearing held by…
Meals for students on SNAP
Community colleges are joining other organizations in intensifying their efforts to combat student hunger as uncertainty persists over funding for the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Two federal judges last week directed the…
Students champion ATE on Capitol Hill
For most of the 52 community college students and alumni who participated in the 2025 ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference’s student poster session last week, it was their first time in Washington, D.C. For all but…
Expanding broadband access as a catalyst for economic stability
Access to high-speed internet has become as essential to modern life as electricity or clean water. In today’s economy, broadband connectivity is the foundation for education, employment, healthcare and innovation. That is why I am…