Reporter’s notebook
Update on transition of programs from ED to DOL Texas college signs $16M program agreement with Army South Carolina college partners with Boeing on training Construction trades training to help rebuild after L.A. fires Fed…
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Wanted: CDL students and instructors
While artificial intelligence has moved in on certain types of entry-level jobs, driverless trucking doesn’t seem likely to become a reality anytime soon, certainly not judging by the number of community colleges that have their…
DataPoints: Community college revenues
Public community colleges received $79 billion in total revenues during fiscal year 2023-24. An analysis by the American Association of Community Colleges of newly released data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that roughly…
Funding roundup
The Boeing Company has awarded a $250,000 grant to Renton Technical College (RTC) to support the expansion of the Renton Promise program. Renton Promise offers up to full tuition coverage to graduates of Renton high…
Funding to expand registered apprenticeships
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced Tuesday that it will pilot a pay-for-performance model in awarding $145 million to support registered apprenticeships in selected industries. The announcement comes a few weeks after DOL said…
New FIPSE awards to community colleges
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced the recipients of the latest round of grant awards through its Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), with selections based on new program categories set…
5M FAFSAs filed so far
The U.S. Education Department (ED) reports that it has received 5 million federal student aid applications as of this Wednesday, up from the roughly 2 million submitted at the same time last year. The Trump…
Funding roundup
Central Community College’s (CCC) new automotive careers training center is closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a $20,000 donation from the Nebraska Rod and Custom Association (NRCA). The $23 million, 42,000-square-foot facility will be…
Top 10 CC Daily articles for 2025
Below are the 10 most-read CC Daily articles for 2025. There was plenty of interest in Workforce Pell and workforce education, in general, as well as policy and politics around student aid and commentary on…
ED’s $15M competition to develop ‘Talent Marketplaces’
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is launching a new grant competition to develop and promote digital statewide systems — dubbed “Talent Marketplaces” — that include workers’ credentials, learning and employment records (LERs) and similar documents…