DALLAS — A presidential task force that has for the past several months been looking at ways to improve apprenticeships is expected to send recommendations to the White House by mid May, and the U.S….
It’s fitting that April is both Community College and Second Chance month, a time to celebrate and renew our commitment to helping people in prison reenter society. Christal Albrecht and Daniel J. PhelanChristal Albrecht is…
Middlesex Community College (MCC) in Massachusetts has received a $250,000 grant from the Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund (EEVF) to help student entrepreneurs start or grow a small business. MCC is one of only four colleges…
As apprenticeships appear to gain steam as a job-training model, House appropriators want to ensure that there are accountability parameters for apprenticeship programs that could be eligible for federal funding. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
New Jersey’s Ocean County College (OCC) will use a $3.75 million grant from the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation to support health sciences programs. A portion of the donation ($2.5 million) was given as an…
This spring and summer, community colleges will have their first meaningful opportunity to fully implement the year-round Pell Grant eligibility that was reinstated last year in the fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations process. David Baimeis…
More than one-fifth of California community college students who were eligible and applied for student aid didn’t receive a Pell Grant, according to a new research brief. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…
Northwestern Michigan College’s (NMC’s) Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) will get some needed upgrades this summer thanks to a $1 million allocation in the federal 2018 omnibus spending bill, which Congress passed last month. The…
Speaking before Senate appropriators on Thursday, the U.S. labor secretary continued to champion the administration’s focus on apprenticeships as a key aspect to workforce development, emphasizing the need to expand nonregistered programs. Daily StaffCCDaily is…
More than 10,000 people have applied to a new program in Tennessee that allows adults to attend community college or technical schools tuition-free, according to Gov. Bill Haslam. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All…