In Massachusetts, Cape Cod Community College students in the aviation technology maintenance program will benefit from Cape Air’s latest donation to the college: a Cessna 402C, nine-passenger, twin-engine aircraft. The program now has two identical…
The just-started congressional recess gives community college leaders a great opportunity to express to their national legislators community colleges’ national priorities. When members are at home, they generally have more time and can focus better…
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) students will benefit from two new scholarships endowed by Cynthia J. Aldrich. One scholarship, which received more than $100,000, will help current or former members of the armed services. Aldrich…
Busy months ahead for appropriators The Senate on Thursday passed its budget agreement for the next two fiscal years (2020 and 2021), which will set top-line spending levels for defense and domestic programs and a…
A House bill to improve graduation rates at community colleges would aim to replicate across the country a successful City University of New York (CUNY) program. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…
In Florida, Tallahassee Community College’s (TCC) new welding technologies laboratory is closer to becoming a reality thanks to a $1.2 million state grant. The new lab will provide hands-on education for students taking welding courses…
Congressional leaders and the Trump administration this week struck a deal to raise federal spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling for the next two years. Jim Hermesis associate vice president of government relations at…
Students attending three Lamar State colleges in Texas will see their tuition and fees drop by an average of 25 percent (or $760 per semester) for the 2019-20 school year after state lawmakers last month…
In Massachusetts, Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) and Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) have each received state grants of $296,904 to provide free classes for early childhood education professionals and training to help local childcare facilities….
Higher education leaders in Alaska are working to convince legislators to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to slash the state’s higher education budget. The cuts would devastate community college programs, as well as four-year and…